[BRACKET CITY] Archive – All Past Puzzles, Hints & Answers
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New to the viral daily puzzle [BRACKET CITY] and want to catch up on past games? You’re in the right place!
We’ve got you covered with hints, answers, and the final sentence for every puzzle, starting from the very first one on January 1, 2025.
At the top of this page, you’ll find our interactive date selector. Pick a day, and you’ll jump to that puzzle’s dedicated page featuring an interactive version where you can click on any bracket to reveal a hint or answer. Prefer a clue-by-clue breakdown? Scroll down to see all the clues for that day listed individually.
You can also choose to reveal the final sentence and then return to solving at your own pace.
We update the archive regularly, so whether you're catching up after a break or just discovering [BRACKET CITY], you’ll never miss a puzzle.
Want to solve today’s game? Head to our Today’s [BRACKET CITY] page for step-by-step help and discover what happened on this day in history.
[BRACKET CITY] was created by Ben Gross and quickly took off, spreading through puzzle-loving communities. As of April 8, 2025, the game became part of The Atlantic's suite of word games. Ben continues to create daily puzzles in collaboration with Caleb Madison, The Atlantic’s director of games. Best of all? It’s completely free and doesn’t require a login.
Below is a complete list of all past [BRACKET CITY] solutions, updated regularly. See what happened in history on each day from January 1, 2025, to today!
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[Bracket City], September 6, 2025
Solution: Exercise Spade Fork begins
[Bracket City], September 5, 2025
Solution: Peter the Great imposes a beard tax in Russia
[Bracket City], September 4, 2025
Solution: the Flight of the Earls from Ireland
[Bracket City], September 3, 2025
Solution: Frederick Douglass escapes slavery disguised as a sailor
[Bracket City], September 2, 2025
Solution: Teddy Roosevelt says "speak softly and carry a big stick" at a fair
[Bracket City], September 1, 2025
Solution: the SR-71 Blackbird flies from New York to London in under two hours
[Bracket City], August 31, 2025
Solution: Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is recovered
[Bracket City], August 30, 2025
Solution: Roy Rogers is struck by a cottage cheese pie
[Bracket City], August 29, 2025
Solution: John Cage's 4’33” premieres (silently)
[Bracket City], August 28, 2025
Solution: William Beanes's arrest sets in motion the writing of the "The Star-Spangled Banner"
[Bracket City], August 27, 2025
Solution: Ed Gillet lands his kayak in Hawaii, after 64 days of paddling
[Bracket City], August 26, 2025
Solution: Gödel tells his friends about his first incompleteness theorem
[Bracket City], August 25, 2025
Solution: the "Great Moon Hoax" begins
[Bracket City], August 24, 2025
Solution: Windows 95 is released
[Bracket City], August 23, 2025
Solution: John Lennon claims to have seen a UFO in New York City
[Bracket City], August 22, 2025
Solution: the Mona Lisa is stolen
[Bracket City], August 21, 2025
Solution: a guillotine is installed in front of the Tuileries Palace
[Bracket City], August 20, 2025
Solution: The Allagash Four abducted by aliens in Maine (allegedly)
[Bracket City], August 19, 2025
Solution: Frank J. Wisner creates the first root beer float
[Bracket City], August 18, 2025
Solution: the first Know-Nothing rally is held in Baltimore
[Bracket City], August 17, 2025
Solution: Popeye baptizes Swee'Pea with a pot of spinach
[Bracket City], August 16, 2025
Solution: Usain Bolt sets the 100-meter dash world record
[Bracket City], August 15, 2025
Solution: North Korea introduces "Pyongyang Time"
[Bracket City], August 14, 2025
Solution: John Wilkes Booth makes his stage debut in Richard III
[Bracket City], August 13, 2025
Solution: Charles II is informed of the (fictitious) "Popish Plot" on his life
[Bracket City], August 12, 2025
Solution: New York City's final day as the capital of the United States
[Bracket City], August 11, 2025
Solution: J. Robert Oppenheimer is granted Q clearance
[Bracket City], August 10, 2025
Solution: the "Great Daylight Fireball" is seen over the Rocky Mountains
[Bracket City], August 9, 2025
Solution: NASA astronauts share their filet mignon with two spiders
[Bracket City], August 8, 2025
Solution: Nixon resigns
[Bracket City], August 7, 2025
Solution: Philippe Petit walks a highwire between the Twin Towers
[Bracket City], August 6, 2025
Solution: Judge Joseph Force Crater becomes the “missingest man” in America
[Bracket City], August 5, 2025
Solution: Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back
[Bracket City], August 4, 2025
Solution: Dom Pérignon invents Champagne (allegedly)
[Bracket City], August 3, 2025
Solution: "Macarena" hits number 1 on the US charts
[Bracket City], August 2, 2025
Solution: the signing of the US Declaration of Independence
[Bracket City], August 1, 2025
Solution: Henry Perky patents shredded wheat