Yearbook archive
Puzzle for September 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
1987
👶 Famous Birth
School spirit, amplified: An American actor was born, later becoming a teen idol as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical film series—proof that school spirit can be a career move.
📈 Economy & Markets
Markets hit the floor: Stock markets crashed around the world in a single day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 22 percent.
🌍 World Event
A Cold War deal: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed an arms-control treaty eliminating an entire class of U.S. and Soviet ground-launched missiles.
🎬 Screen & Sound
A storybook rescue: A fantasy-adventure-comedy film opened in the United States, sending Westley and his companions to rescue his kidnapped true love from Prince Humperdinck.