Headlines

What Headlines is

Headlines is a daily history puzzle that uses real newspaper front pages as its clues. Each day you are given five genuine headlines from the past, and your goal is to guess the year each one was published. There is no need to be a professional historian—just read carefully, think about what you know, and enter your best guess. After you submit, the actual publication years are revealed so you can check your accuracy. Everyone who plays that day sees the same five headlines, which makes it easy to compare performances with friends or coworkers. The game follows the familiar Wordle-style daily format: one clean set of puzzles per day, simple rules, and effortless sharing of results. It is completely free, requires no account, and takes only a few minutes to finish. For history lovers, newspaper readers, or anyone who enjoys a quick mental challenge, Headlines turns yesterday's news into today's daily ritual.

How to play

Open the day's puzzle and read all five headlines carefully. For each headline, decide on the year you think it was published and enter that year. You will do this for all five headlines before submitting your answers. Once submitted, the game reveals the actual publication years so you can compare them with your guesses. After completing the puzzle, you can share the daily result with others. A new set of five headlines is available every day, and every player works with the same five headlines that day.

Tips

1. All five headlines are drawn from real historical events, so a recognizable name or place is often the best clue to the publication year.
2. Since every player sees the same five headlines each day, comparing results with others is a natural way to test how well you read history.