Yearbook archive
Puzzle for September 21, 2026
Replay a past four-clue puzzle. The answer is hidden in a disclosure control to avoid spoilers in normal browsing.
Reveal the year
1953
👶 Famous Birth
Pop’s colorful voice: An American singer, songwriter and actress known for eccentric clothes, changing hair colors and a four-octave voice was born, later turning an unusual debut into pop staples.
🗓️ On This Day
An undated debut: A new American men’s lifestyle and entertainment publication released an undated first issue in December, with its founder unsure whether a second would follow.
🎬 Screen & Sound
A drifter rides in: A Western about a mysterious drifter caught between homesteaders and wealthy ranchers was released in the United States, with Technicolor landscapes as expansive as its moral choices.
🕯️ Famous Death
A secret-police chief dies: A longtime Soviet secret-police chief died after a coup removed him from power; he was tried for treason and other offenses, then executed.