History TapNo. 13

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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. 13: October 11, 2026

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

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  1. Round 1: landmark

    Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

    Founded in San Francisco, California, on August 11, 1934.

    • Given this high security and the island's location in the cold waters and strong currents of San Francisco Bay, prison operators believed Alcatraz to be escape-proof and America's most secure prison.
    • The site of a fort since the 1850s, the main prison building was built from 1910 to 1912 as a U.S. Army military prison.
    • Prisoners with behavioral problems were sent to these for periods of often brutal punishment.
    Read more on Wikipedia

  2. Round 2: historic event

    Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day

    Happened in Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863.

    • Gen. Meade rushed as many as 20,000 reinforcements from elsewhere in his line to resist these fierce assaults.
    • Gen. Daniel Sickles repositioned his III Corps forward in a salient without authorization in the hopes of occupying slightly elevated ground to his front.
    • Although neither prevailed, the Union III Corps was effectively destroyed as a combat organization as it attempted to defend its salient over too wide a front.
    Read more on Wikipedia

  3. Round 3: landmark

    The Mirage

    Opened in Nevada, in 1989.

    • Its primary attraction was an artificial volcano that erupted nightly, providing free entertainment in front of the resort.
    • The Mirage was the first megaresort to open on the Las Vegas Strip, and its success prompted a building boom in the 1990s for other large resorts along the Strip.
    • It was also among the world's largest hotels.
    Read more on Wikipedia

  4. Round 4: pop culture, world

    2018 Winter Olympics

    Happened in South Korea, in 2018.

    • It was also the first Winter Olympics held in mainland Asia, and the first of three consecutive Olympic Games held in East Asia, preceding the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in China.
    • The two nations paraded together at the opening ceremony as a unified Korea, and fielded a unified team (COR) in the women's ice hockey.
    • The 2018 Games featured 102 events over 15 disciplines, a record number of events for the Winter Games.
    Read more on Wikipedia

  5. Round 5: pop culture, world

    1879 Wimbledon Championship

    Happened in United Kingdom, in 1879.

    • The entry for the 1879 all comers' tournament was 45, of whom 36 were newcomers.
    • The all comers' final was watched by 1100 spectators.
    • The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July.
    Read more on Wikipedia

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