Clashes, Competitions, and Cultural Milestones

The 5 moments in this challenge

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

1. 

   Round 1 · 1973

   Sydney Opera House Opens

   Bennelong Point, Sydney, Australia

   Queen Elizabeth II formally opened Sydney's completed Opera House beside the harbor. Architect Jørn Utzon, who had left the project after a bitter dispute, was absent from the celebration of his most famous creation.

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2. 

   Round 2 · 1827

   The Fleets Clash at Navarino

   Navarino Bay, Pylos, Greece

   British, French and Russian squadrons destroyed much of the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet inside this Greek bay. Their intervention transformed Greece's independence struggle and became one of the last great fleet battles between wooden sailing warships.

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   Round 3 · 1805

   Austria's Army Surrenders at Ulm

   Michelsberg, Ulm, Germany

   After Napoleon's rapid encirclement, the Austrian garrison marched out and laid down its arms. The capitulation destroyed a major Habsburg army before Austerlitz and became a textbook example of victory through maneuver.

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   Round 4 · 1934

   The MacRobertson Air Race Takes Off

   RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

   Twenty aircraft left Suffolk for Melbourne in a race celebrating the Australian city's centenary. A purpose-built de Havilland Comet won outright, while KLM's passenger-carrying Douglas DC-2 demonstrated the promise of modern airliners.

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   Round 5 · 1988

   Dodgers Clinch the World Series

   Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, United States

   Los Angeles clinched the championship in Oakland behind Orel Hershiser's complete game. The series is remembered for Kirk Gibson's injured-leg home run in its opener, but Hershiser finished the job and earned Series MVP.

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