National Solitaire Day recognizes a card game that has been around for more than 200 years. 1746 – The board game Peg Solitaire is all the rage. 18th Century – The solitaire card game is introduced in ...

Spider, Minesweeper, and Hearts—these longtime staples of Windows (plus other familiar titles, from Solitaire to Freecell) have been missing in action since the launch of Windows 8 in 2012.