Yearbook archive
Puzzle for October 7, 2026
Replay a past four-clue puzzle. The answer is hidden in a disclosure control to avoid spoilers in normal browsing.
Reveal the year
1984
👶 Famous Birth
The debate starter: A future all-time NBA scoring leader was born in Akron, Ohio, eventually giving barbershop debates four championship-sized reasons to get louder.
đź‘‘ Power & Headlines
Hot-mic Cold War: President Ronald Reagan joked during a soundcheck about outlawing Russia; the off-record remark leaked and drew Soviet criticism.
🗓️ On This Day
Lease meets calendar: China and the United Kingdom signed a treaty in Beijing, setting Hong Kong’s transfer to Chinese control for July 1—a date that put a long-running lease on the calendar.
🎬 Screen & Sound
Who you gonna call?: A supernatural comedy opened in U.S. theaters, following three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City.