FILE NO. 09.26 5 specimens · est. 1580-1960

What happened on September 26?

Real photographs, all filed under today’s date. Name each event before you read on.

Case Timeline 1580-1960 · 380 years

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Field Notes

The Parthenon stood almost intact for 2,100 years. It has been a ruin only since one lucky mortar shell in 1687.

Yesterday’s Specimens

SportsA heavyweight title changes hands in two minutes and six seconds (1962)
ExplorationAn explorer wades into an ocean no European had seen and claims all of it (1513)
DisasterA battleship blows up at anchor in its own harbour (1911)
NatureA grove of the largest living things on Earth is made a national park (1890)
MediaA newspaper prints its first issue and is shut down four days later (1690)

Archive Records

Investigators on file 15

Cases closed 28

Average accuracy 46%

Oldest specimen 446 yrs

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