Yearbook archive
Puzzle for July 7, 2026
Replay a past four-clue puzzle. The answer is hidden in a disclosure control to avoid spoilers in normal browsing.
Reveal the year
1986
📈 Economy & Markets
Most Explosive Deregulation: London's Stock Exchange went electronic and swept away centuries of tradition in a single October day that traders still call the 'Big Bang.'
🕯️ Famous Death
End of a Golden Era: Hollywood said goodbye to the dashing leading man who charmed audiences from the '30s through the '60s in classics like North by Northwest and Charade.
👗 Fashion & Culture
Most Likely to Buzz the Tower: Tom Cruise took our breath away in this high-flying Navy drama that sent Ray-Ban sales soaring and had everyone playing beach volleyball.
🗓️ On This Day
A Day Pripyat Won't Forget: Reactor No. 4 at this Soviet power plant exploded, sending radioactive fallout across Europe and forcing the evacuation of an entire city.