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Browser Extension[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], 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
[Bracket City], July 31, 2025
Solution: John Komnenos breaks the imperial throne in the Hagia Sofia
[Bracket City], July 30, 2025
Solution: Baghdad founded
[Bracket City], July 29, 2025
Solution: the Spanish Armada is sighted off of Lizard Point in Cornwall
[Bracket City], July 28, 2025
Solution: the Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered
[Bracket City], July 27, 2025
Solution: Kaiser Wilhelm II delivers his infamous "Hun speech"
[Bracket City], July 26, 2025
Solution: "Dr. Esperanto's International Language" is published
[Bracket City], July 25, 2025
Solution: Bob Dylan "goes electric"
[Bracket City], July 24, 2025
Solution: Apollo 11 splashes down after moon landing
[Bracket City], July 23, 2025
Solution: Vanessa Williams resigns as Miss America due to racy photo scandal
[Bracket City], July 22, 2025
Solution: Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison
[Bracket City], July 21, 2025
Solution: George Carlin is arrested for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" routine
[Bracket City], July 20, 2025
Solution: "Die Hard" opens in theaters
[Bracket City], July 19, 2025
Solution: François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the "Farewell Dossier" to Ronald Reagan
[Bracket City], July 18, 2025
Solution: testimony begins in "Black Sox" baseball bribery trial
[Bracket City], July 17, 2025
Solution: stegosaurus skeleton sells for a record $44.6 million at auction
[Bracket City], July 16, 2025
Solution: World's first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City
[Bracket City], July 15, 2025
Solution: Garfield encounters lasagna for the first time
[Bracket City], July 14, 2025
Solution: South Dakota governor begs President Hoover for help with grasshopper plague
[Bracket City], July 13, 2025
Solution: the first World Cup begins
[Bracket City], July 12, 2025
Solution: "Disco Demolition" night in Chicago
[Bracket City], July 11, 2025
Solution: Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton duel
[Bracket City], July 10, 2025
Solution: the Scopes Monkey Trial begins
[Bracket City], July 9, 2025
Solution: US conducts the "Starfish Prime" nuclear test in outer space
[Bracket City], July 8, 2025
Solution: Venus Williams wins Wimbledon for the first time
[Bracket City], July 7, 2025
Solution: first impeachment of a U.S. Senator
[Bracket City], July 6, 2025
Solution: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney for the first time
[Bracket City], July 5, 2025
Solution: Dolly the cloned sheep is born
[Bracket City], July 4, 2025
Solution: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on the same day
[Bracket City], July 3, 2025
Solution: David Bowie retires "Ziggy Stardust"
[Bracket City], July 2, 2025
Solution: "Men in Black" premieres
[Bracket City], July 1, 2025
Solution: SOS is adopted at the international distress signal