History Tap No. 8: October 6, 2026

Round 1: landmark

Universal Studios Florida

Opened in Orlando, Florida, on June 7, 1990.

• Over 9.5 million guests visited the park in 2024, ranking it as the thirteenth-most visited theme park in the world.
• Another notable attraction is E.T. Adventure, which is the oldest ride in the park and the last remaining remnant from the park's grand opening still in operation today.
• Universal Studios Florida also operates a well-known annual event during the fall season called Halloween Horror Nights, featuring haunted houses and scare zones on select nights.

Round 2: pop culture, world

2008 Summer Olympics

Happened in China, in 2008.

• The 2008 Games also set numerous world and Olympic records, and were the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time, and the second most expensive overall, after the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
• By hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing became the first ever city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.
• The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong, making these the third Olympics for which the events were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs.

Round 3: landmark

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Established in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, in 1997.

• Vision-impaired visitors complained that the braille dots were improperly spaced and that some of the braille and reliefs were mounted eight feet off the ground, placing it above the reach of most people.
• A bronze statue of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt standing before the United Nations emblem honors her work with the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Among other features, the memorial includes an area with tactile reliefs with braille writing for people who are blind.

Round 4: historic event

Storm Area 51

Happened in Nevada, on September 20, 2019.

• On the day of the event, only about 150 people were reported to have shown up at the two entrances to Area 51, with none succeeding in entering the site.
• More than 2 million people responded "going" and 1.5 million "interested" on the event's page, which subsequently attracted widespread media attention and caused the event to become an Internet meme.
• About 2,000,000 people took part.

Round 5: historic event, world

Siege of Bastogne

Began in Belgium, on December 20, 1944.

• Because all seven main roads in the densely wooded Ardennes highlands converged on Bastogne, just a few miles away from the border with neighboring Luxembourg, control of its crossroads was vital to the German attack.
• The siege was lifted on 26 December, when a spearhead of the 4th Armored Division and other elements of General George Patton's Third Army opened a corridor to Bastogne and American victory at the Battle of the Bulge.
• The goal of the German offensive was the harbor at Antwerp.