Yearbook archive
Puzzle for August 26, 2026
Replay a past four-clue puzzle. The answer is hidden in a disclosure control to avoid spoilers in normal browsing.
Reveal the year
1956
🌍 World Event
Alpha, bravo, certified: An airline industry group finalized a radiotelephony spelling-alphabet draft for the global civil-aviation body.
💡 Innovation & Loss
Drawn by language: Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore were formally created as Indian states under an act reorganising India's boundaries along linguistic lines, while Delhi was established as a union territory.
📈 Economy & Markets
Nasser takes the waterway: Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the artificial waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea after the World Bank refused to fund the Aswan Dam, sparking international condemnation.
🗓️ On This Day
Pelvis to primetime: Elvis Presley first appeared on a CBS variety program hosted by a New York entertainment columnist.