Yearbook archive
Puzzle for August 17, 2026
Replay a past four-clue puzzle. The answer is hidden in a disclosure control to avoid spoilers in normal browsing.
Reveal the year
1957
🚀 Science & Space
Space spyplane that never flew: The United States Air Force launched a crewed spaceplane program designed for missions including aerial reconnaissance, bombing, and sabotaging enemy satellites—before cancellation after spending $660 million.
🌍 World Event
Cold War, cold science: Sixty-seven countries joined a third worldwide polar-research campaign, reopening scientific exchange between East and West after years of interruption.
đź’ˇ Innovation & Loss
Lost over the Pacific: The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser named Clipper Romance of the Skies disappeared en route from San Francisco to Honolulu, along with all 36 passengers and eight crew members.
👶 Famous Birth
Drago was built in Sweden: This Swedish-American actor, filmmaker, and martial artist broke through by portraying Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, a role he later reprised in Creed II.