History Tap No. 21: October 19, 2026

Round 1: pop culture

2024 Kentucky Derby

Happened in Kentucky, on May 4, 2024.

• It was the first nose margin victory since the 1996 Kentucky Derby won by Grindstone and the first three-horse photo finish since the 1947 Kentucky Derby, which was won by Jet Pilot.
• McPeek became the first trainer since 1952 to win the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby in the same year.
• A record $210.7 million was bet on the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

Round 2: historic event, world

Bombing of Tokyo

Began in Japan, on April 18, 1942.

• Some modern post-war analysts have called the raids a war crime due to the mass targeting of civilian infrastructure and ensuing large-scale loss of civilian life.
• Superfortresses were first deployed from China and thereafter from the Mariana Islands, after they were seized from Japanese forces in mid-1944.
• B-29 raids from the Marianas began on 17 November 1944 and lasted until 15 August 1945, the day of the Japanese surrender.

Round 3: landmark

South Park

Established in San Francisco, California, in 1852.

• The two halves of the South Park Street re-join at both ends of the park and continue for short, straight stretches before terminating at Second Street on one end and Third Street on the other.
• South Park is bounded by Second, Third, Bryant, and Brannan streets.
• South Park is a small urban park and eponymous neighborhood in the larger South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, California, consisting of 0.85 acres (0.34 hectares) of public ground.

Round 4: historic event, world

Munich agreement

Happened in Germany, on September 30, 1938.

• An emergency meeting of the main European powers—not including Czechoslovakia, although their representatives were present in the town, nor the Soviet Union, an ally to France and Czechoslovakia—took place in Munich, on 29–30 September.
• The Soviet Union announced its willingness to come to Czechoslovakia's assistance, provided the Red Army would be able to cross Polish and Romanian territory; both countries refused.
• Lightly armed German infantry briefly overran other border counties before being repelled.

Round 5: landmark

Wall Drug

Founded in Wall, South Dakota, in 1931.

• Wall Drug consists of a collection of cowboy-themed stores, including a drug store, gift shop, several restaurants, and various other stores, as well as an art gallery and an 80-foot (24 m) brontosaurus sculpture.
• Unlike a traditional shopping mall, all the stores at Wall Drug operate under a single entity rather than being run individually.