YearrooWhen was the first crossword puzzle published?
191320th century · 1900s
The first crossword puzzle is published.
In the New York World newspaper.
1913
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Around the same time
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- When did Roald Amundsen reach the South Pole?1911
- When did the Titanic sink?1912
- When did Arizona become the 48th state?1912
- When did the first Model T roll off a moving assembly line?1913
- When did the US start a federal income tax?1913
- When did World War I begin?1914
- When did the Panama Canal open?1914
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