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October 2026
Halloween Folklore Creatures
Monday, October 26
PlayPicasso's Blue Period: La Vie
Sunday, October 25
PlayThe United Nations Is Born
Saturday, October 24
PlayMichael Crichton: The Storyteller Who Brought Dinosaurs Back
Friday, October 23
PlayFranz Liszt: The World's First Rock Star Takes the Stage
Thursday, October 22
PlayEdison Lights the Night: The First Practical Bulb
Wednesday, October 21
PlayThe Sydney Opera House Opens Its Doors
Tuesday, October 20
PlayAuguste Lumière: A Pioneer of Cinema Is Born
Monday, October 19
PlayThomas Edison's "Invention Factory" Opens in Menlo Park
Sunday, October 18
PlayThe Wizard of Oz Opens on Broadway
Saturday, October 17
PlayNoah Webster Publishes His First American Dictionary
Friday, October 16
PlayVirgil's Aeneid: An Epic Poem Is Born
Thursday, October 15
PlayChuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier
Wednesday, October 14
PlayThe Cornerstone of the White House
Tuesday, October 13
PlayColumbus Reaches the Americas
Monday, October 12
PlaySaturday Night Live Takes the Stage
Sunday, October 11
PlayTriton: Neptune's Captured Moon
Saturday, October 10
PlayThe Washington Monument Opens to the Public
Friday, October 9
PlayThe Chicago Fire and the Birth of Modern Building Codes
Thursday, October 8
PlayNiels Bohr Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
Wednesday, October 7
PlayThe Jazz Singer: Hollywood Finds Its Voice
Tuesday, October 6
PlayThe Beatles Record "Love Me Do": Four Lads from Liverpool
Monday, October 5
PlaySputnik Circles the Earth: The Space Age Begins
Sunday, October 4
PlayThe First World Series: Baseball's Grand Championship
Saturday, October 3
PlayMahatma Gandhi and the Salt March
Friday, October 2
PlayMagic Kingdom Opens Its Gates
Thursday, October 1
PlayEarlier months
September 202630 puzzles
- 30Babe Ruth's 60th: The 1927 Home Run RecordWednesday
- 29Enrico Fermi: The Atomic Age's Quiet Architect Is BornTuesday
- 28Penicillin: The Discovery That Changed MedicineMonday
- 27The Rocket Age Begins: Robert Goddard's First GrantSunday
- 26Gershwin's Porgy and Bess Opens on BroadwaySaturday
- 25TAT-1: The First Transatlantic Telephone CableFriday
- 24The First Blind Flight: Jimmy Doolittle, September 24, 1929Thursday
- 23Neptune Is DiscoveredWednesday
- 22The Ice Cream Cone Rolls Into HistoryTuesday
- 21H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction Is BornMonday
- 20Upton Sinclair: The Muckraker Who Changed What We EatSunday
- 19First Balloon Flight with Living Passengers, 1783Saturday
- 18The New York Times Prints Its First EditionFriday
- 17The U.S. Constitution Is SignedThursday
- 16The Montreal ProtocolWednesday
- 15The Liverpool and Manchester Railway OpensTuesday
- 14Dante's Divine Comedy: A Masterpiece of Poetry Is BornMonday
- 13Roald Amundsen Reaches the Northwest PassageSunday
- 12President Kennedy's "We Choose the Moon" SpeechSaturday
- 11The First Electric Sewing Machine PatentFriday
- 10The Sewing Machine Gets Its PatentThursday
- 9California Joins the Union as the 31st StateWednesday
- 8Star Trek Boldly Goes on the AirTuesday
- 7Queen Elizabeth I's Tilbury Speech: A Queen Addresses Her ArmyMonday
- 6Mayflower Sets Sail for the New WorldSunday
- 5Voyager 1 Launched: A Message to the StarsSaturday
- 4Edison Lights Up ManhattanFriday
- 3Louis Sullivan: The Father of the Skyscraper Is BornThursday
- 2The Great Fire of London Is Finally OutWednesday
- 1The Linotype Machine Changes Printing ForeverTuesday
August 202631 puzzles
- 31Edison Patents the PhonographMonday
- 30Ernest Rutherford: The Man Who Split the Atom Is BornSunday
- 29Edmond Hoyle: The Man Who Wrote the Rules of Card GamesSaturday
- 28The Dream Speech: A Voice That Rang OutFriday
- 27Mother Teresa Receives the Nobel Peace PrizeThursday
- 26Women Win the Vote: The 19th Amendment Is RatifiedWednesday
- 25Voyager 2 Reaches Saturn: Rings Up CloseTuesday
- 24Mount Vesuvius Buries and Preserves PompeiiMonday
- 23Gene Kelly: A Dancer Takes the StageSunday
- 22The Red Cross Is Founded: A Symbol of CareSaturday
- 21Hawaii Becomes the 50th StateFriday
- 20Voyager 2 Flies By Jupiter: A Giant Up CloseThursday
- 19Orville Wright's First Flight: The Sky Is No Longer the LimitWednesday
- 18Meriwether Lewis Is Born: A Future Explorer ArrivesTuesday
- 17Davy Crockett's Coonskin Craze BeginsMonday
- 16The First Undersea Telegraph Cable Is CompletedSunday
- 15Woodstock 1969Saturday
- 14The Panama Canal Opens for BusinessFriday
- 13Babe Ruth's 700th Home RunThursday
- 12IBM's Personal Computer: A Revolution on Every DeskWednesday
- 11Europe's 1999 Solar EclipseTuesday
- 10The Smithsonian Opens Its DoorsMonday
- 9Singapore's Grand Opening: A Nation Is BornSunday
- 8Esther Williams: Hollywood's Mermaid Takes the PlungeSaturday
- 7Philippe Petit Walks Between the Twin TowersFriday
- 6Lucille Ball: The Queen of Comedy Is BornThursday
- 5Neil Armstrong Walks on the Moon's Sea of TranquilityWednesday
- 4The First U.S. Coast Guard Is EstablishedTuesday
- 3Columbus Sets Sail for the New WorldMonday
- 2Jack Warner Founds Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Dream Factory OpensSunday
- 1MTV Signs On for the First TimeSaturday
July 202631 puzzles
- 31Ranger 7 Sends Home the Moon's First Close-UpFriday
- 30Henry Ford and the Moving Assembly LineThursday
- 29NASA Is BornWednesday
- 28Beatrix Potter: The Tale of a Natural ArtistTuesday
- 27The First Transatlantic Telegraph CableMonday
- 26The New York Public Library Opens Its DoorsSunday
- 25Louis Blériot Flies the English ChannelSaturday
- 24Apollo 11 Splashes Down SafelyFriday
- 23The First Baseball Game Under Electric LightsThursday
- 22Emma Lazarus: The Poet Who Welcomed the WorldWednesday
- 21Ernest Hemingway: A Voice of a Generation Is BornTuesday
- 20Viking 1 Touches Down on MarsMonday
- 19The First Women's Rights ConventionSunday
- 18Nelson Mandela International DaySaturday
- 17Disneyland Opens Its GatesFriday
- 16Apollo 11 Lifts Off for the MoonThursday
- 15Margarine Is InventedWednesday
- 14New Horizons Reaches PlutoTuesday
- 13Live Aid Rocks the WorldMonday
- 12The Etch A Sketch Arrives in StoresSunday
- 11Skylab Splashes DownSaturday
- 10Tesla's Brilliant Light: The Wizard of Electricity Is BornFriday
- 9The First Photograph of LightningThursday
- 8The Rosetta Stone Arrives in BritainWednesday
- 7Ringo Starr: The Beat Goes OnTuesday
- 6Frida Kahlo: A Painter Unlike Any Other Is BornMonday
- 5The Bikini Makes Its DebutSunday
- 4Red, White, and Blue: America's ColorsSaturday
- 3Uncle Sam: America's Beloved SymbolFriday
- 2The Declaration of Independence: Signed and CelebratedThursday
- 1The Liberty Bell: America's Beloved SymbolWednesday