Desperate Measures and Final Acts

The 5 moments in this challenge

The scenes are shown below — tap a card to reveal its place and year.

1. 

   Round 1 · 1989

   East Germany Stages Its Final Anniversary Parade

   Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin, Germany

   East Germany marked its fortieth anniversary with a military parade attended by Mikhail Gorbachev. Demonstrations and arrests elsewhere in Berlin exposed the regime's crisis; the Berlin Wall opened just thirty-three days later.

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2. 

   Round 2 · 2000

   England and Germany Close Old Wembley

   Original Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom

   Germany beat England 1–0 in the original Wembley Stadium's final match, with Dietmar Hamann scoring. England manager Kevin Keegan resigned afterward; the famous twin towers were subsequently demolished during rebuilding.

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3. 

   Round 3 · 1571

   The Fleets Clash at Lepanto

   Gulf of Patras, near the Echinades, Greece

   The Holy League's fleet defeated the Ottoman navy in one of history's largest galley battles. Miguel de Cervantes fought aboard a Spanish ship and suffered injuries that permanently disabled his left hand.

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4. 

   Round 4 · 1870

   Gambetta Escapes Besieged Paris by Balloon

   Place Saint-Pierre, Montmartre, Paris, France

   Interior minister Léon Gambetta escaped besieged Paris in the balloon Armand-Barbès. After landing beyond Prussian lines, he organized new French armies from Tours in an attempt to relieve the capital.

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5. 

   Round 5 · 1916

   Georgia Tech Wins 222 to Nothing

   Grant Field, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

   Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222–0, the most lopsided score in major college football. Cumberland had discontinued its football program but assembled a makeshift team rather than pay the penalty for cancelling.

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