Past puzzles › #11
History Streak #11 answers
September 24, 2026 · Starting event: Actress Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller, in White Plains, New York (1956)
6 players · best streak 6/20
The full timeline
-
1212War
Genghis Khan invades Jin territory and besieges Datong. During the assault, he is wounded by an arrow in his knee and orders a withdrawal for rest and relaxation
-
1785Books
Mozart's "Haydn" String Quartets are published, as is his collaboration with Salieri and a third, unknown composer, Cornetti, Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia
-
1840
-
1863Politics
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of the United Kingdom) marries Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra)
-
1874
-
1905War
Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of a treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine
-
1956BooksStarting event
Actress Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller, in White Plains, New York
-
1964
-
1968Music
American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in California
-
1976Tech
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in California
-
1986
-
1993
-
2000
-
2003Politics
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins
-
2007
-
2012Landmarks
Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated
-
2013Music
Beyoncé released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year
-
2015Business
OpenAI, a non-profit artificial intelligence research company, is founded
-
2016
-
2019Tech
Social media website Twitter bans all political advertising worldwide
-
2020