Triumphs, Encounters, and Sudden Devastation

The 5 moments in this challenge

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

1. 

   Round 1 · 1956

   Larsen's World Series Perfect Game

   Yankee Stadium, New York City, United States

   Don Larsen retired every Brooklyn Dodgers batter he faced in Game Five. Yogi Berra's leap into his arms became baseball iconography, celebrating what remains the only perfect game in World Series history.

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2. 

   Round 2 · 1769

   Cook Lands in New Zealand

   Kaiti Beach, Gisborne, New Zealand

   James Cook's first New Zealand landing took place at Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, now Gisborne. The encounter quickly turned violent: an Endeavour sailor shot and killed Te Maro, beginning a deeply consequential and contested relationship.

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   Round 3 · 2022

   Explosion Tears Through the Crimean Bridge

   Kerch Strait, between Crimea and Russia

   An explosion tore through the Kerch Strait bridge, dropping road sections into the water and igniting a freight train. The crossing was a critical link between Russia and occupied Crimea.

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   Round 4 · 2005

   Earthquake Devastates Muzaffarabad

   Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir

   A magnitude-7.6 earthquake devastated northern Pakistan and Kashmir, collapsing buildings across Muzaffarabad. Landslides severed mountain roads, making rescue exceptionally difficult and leaving millions homeless just before the Himalayan winter.

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   Round 5 · 1879

   Chile Captures Huáscar at Angamos

   Off Punta Angamos, near Mejillones, Chile

   Chilean ironclads captured Peru's turret ship Huáscar after Admiral Miguel Grau was killed. The victory removed Peru's most troublesome raider and gave Chile the naval advantage needed for subsequent land campaigns.

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