Physical Limits and Devastating Blasts

The 5 moments in this challenge

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

1. 

   Round 1 · 1968

   Mexico City Lights Its Olympic Cauldron

   Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico

   Mexico City opened the first Olympics staged in Latin America. Hurdler Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light an Olympic cauldron, inaugurating Games held at an unusually high altitude.

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2. 

   Round 2 · 2019

   Kipchoge Breaks the Two-Hour Barrier

   Lusthaus turnaround, Prater, Vienna, Austria

   Eliud Kipchoge completed a marathon-distance run in under two hours, the first person to do so. Rotating pacemakers and tightly controlled support meant the Vienna performance did not qualify as an official world record.

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3. 

   Round 3 · 1654

   The Delft Thunderclap Destroys a Neighborhood

   Former powder magazine, Paardenmarkt, Delft, Netherlands

   A gunpowder magazine exploded in Delft, flattening much of the northeastern quarter and killing painter Carel Fabritius. The blast destroyed his studio and many paintings, leaving only a small surviving body of work.

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4. 

   Round 4 · 1944

   The Occupation Flag Leaves the Acropolis

   Acropolis, Athens, Greece

   German forces withdrew from Athens, ending more than three years of occupation. The swastika came down from the Acropolis that morning; jubilant celebrations preceded the arrival of British forces and the returning Greek government.

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5. 

   Round 5 · 1984

   A Bomb Tears Through Brighton's Grand

   Grand Hotel, Brighton, United Kingdom

   An IRA bomb tore through Brighton's Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference, killing five people. Margaret Thatcher survived, and the conference resumed later that morning despite the attack.

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