History TapNo. 9

How to play

Every day brings five famous places and moments: two or three from American history and two or three world events, from battles and revolutions to World Cup finals and festivals. Some days, one of them happened on today’s date.

  1. Drop a pin where it is or where it happened. Drag to spin the globe, and pinch or scroll to zoom in for a closer pin.
  2. Lock in your guess. The closer your pin, the more points, up to 100 a round.
  3. See the answer on the map, with when it opened or happened and a fact or two worth knowing.

Rounds get harder as you go, and later rounds count for more (×1, ×1.5, ×2, ×2.5, ×3), for a best possible score of 1,000.

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History Tap No. 9: October 7, 2026

The five places and moments from this day’s puzzle.

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  1. Round 1: landmark

    Graceland

    Built in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1939.

    • It was opened to the public as a house museum on June 7, 1982; as of 2024, it receives around 600,000 visitors annually, the second most visited home in the United States after the White House.
    • It was declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27, 2006, also a first for such a site.
    • Graceland was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1991, becoming the first site recognized for significance related to rock music.
    Read more on Wikipedia

  2. Round 2: historic event

    Battle of the Alamo

    Happened in Texas, on February 23, 1836.

    • On the basis of "perhaps" ten sources, William C. Davis posits three separate escapes of Texian combatants from the Alamo, consisting of perhaps 80 men.
    • Phillip Thomas Tucker also sees three discrete Texian escapes, totaling as many as 120 men.
    • About one hundred Texians had been garrisoned at the mission, and they were supplemented by around one hundred subsequent reinforcements, led by eventual Alamo co-commanders James Bowie and William B. Travis.
    Read more on Wikipedia

  3. Round 3: pop culture, world

    2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

    Happened in Brazil, on August 21, 2016.

    Read more on Wikipedia

  4. Round 4: historic event

    Battles of Saratoga

    Happened in New York, on October 7, 1777.

    • The outcome greatly affected the course of the war, persuading France to enter the war as an American ally.
    • The second battle ended with a decisive American victory, and the surrender of the British army there.
    • British General William Howe never moved his forces north, and Brigadier General Barry St. Leger turned back his forces meant to arrive from the west, leaving Burgoyne surrounded by the Americans in upstate New York, 15 miles (24 km) short of his goal.
    Read more on Wikipedia

  5. Round 5: pop culture, world

    Live 8

    Happened in United Kingdom, on July 2, 2005.

    • The BBC estimates the global audience to be around 1.5 billion while other estimates place the total audience as high as 2 billion.
    • On 7 July, the G8 leaders pledged to double 2004 levels of aid to poor nations from US$25 billion to US$50 billion by 2010.
    • Live 8 was seen by 3 million viewers in the United States according to Nielsen, with an estimated 30 million viewers worldwide.
    Read more on Wikipedia

Facts quoted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata.