Yearbook archive
Puzzle for October 5, 2026
Replay a past four-clue puzzle. The answer is hidden in a disclosure control to avoid spoilers in normal browsing.
Reveal the year
1979
🗓️ On This Day
Safety concerns rise: On March 28, a partial nuclear core meltdown began at Unit 2, releasing radioactive gases and iodine and prompting new industry regulations.
🎬 Screen & Sound
A hoppy road trip: A musical road comedy reached U.S. theaters, sending Kermit cross-country toward Los Angeles as a frog-legs restaurateur pursued him—one determinedly odd road trip.
🗓️ On This Day
A monarchy ends: Iran's monarchy fell as rebel forces overwhelmed loyalists; a referendum then approved an Islamic republic, with Khomeini becoming supreme leader that December.
🎬 Screen & Sound
Punk opens the dial: On December 14, an English punk band's third studio album came out in the UK as a double album, mixing punk roots with reggae, rockabilly and ska.