Still stumped on November 24, 1978
Me too. D. B. Cooper disappeared on that date in 1971.
December 25, 1979
Ahhh, that would the Christmas that I got a gyroscope!
September 5th, 1972
Massacre at Munich Olympics.
September 28th, 1972
Dunno
July 4, 1826
Sam Adams and Thomas Jefferson died.
Next: February 14, 1946
Sept 17, 1787
Too easy.
July 20, 1969
Way too easy.
July 20, 1969 Man walks on the Moon for the first time.
January 1st, 2000
April 17th, 1982
I should say that the latter was the moon landing, and the former the adoption of the U.S. constitution.
<hijack>How does one create those spolier boxes?</hijack>
January 1st, 2000
The planes didn’t fall out of the sky.
April 17th, 1982
Reagan shot.
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I’m so bad with dates. . .I was close though.
Got the dates wrong, but I do know that the french dragged out (and made the germans use) the same rail car that the french surrendered in after the franco-prussian war in 1870.
According to google, 11/11/19 gets you only this: Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political/business views
The Y2K bug causes the launching of the world’s nuclear arsenals.
How about July 19, 1870?
January 1st, 2000
April 17th, 1982
September 28th, 1972
Boris Yeltsin steps down, becoming just a regular drunk istead of the drunk with his finger on the button; Canada’s Constitution is repatriated; Paul Henderson scores the goal heard around the world
AHHHHH!! That would be the begining of said Franco-Prussian war (and we posted at exactly the same time)
My bad, the signing of the treaty of Versailles was June 28th, 1919.
It’s your game and all, but I really think you should try to stick to one new date at a time. Interesting ones get lost in the cracks, otherwise.
And don’t forget to add a (single) new date, when you’ve solved one.
Mea culpa on the Reagan assassination. After doing the math, I was off by a year (and a couple of weeks on the day).
May 1, 1844
(I know this 'cause it’s my birthday)
You were born in 1844? You’re remarkably well preserved.
Reagan assassination attempt. Assassination attempt.
The first message by telegraph was sent by Samuel Morse.
Next date: January 30, 1948
Thanks for the advice, Newton meter. I’m still a relative n00b.
January 30, 1948 The assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi.
April 12, 1861
April 12, 1861 US Civil War begins when Confederates open fire on Fort Sumter
May 29, 1848