WEEKLY PUZZLES · SEPTEMBER 20

Billie Jean King Defeats Bobby Riggs in Houston

A Houston tennis exhibition became far more than a night match. Its scoreline echoed well beyond the court.

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Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs are associated with the 1973 exhibition tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
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Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs are associated with the 1973 exhibition tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

Billie Jean King Defeats Bobby Riggs in Houston

A Houston tennis exhibition became far more than a night match. Its scoreline echoed well beyond the court.

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