On This Day: April 21

7 verified moments happened on April 21. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1836🤠 Shouting 'Remember the Alamo,' General Sam Houston's Texian army routs a much larger Mexican force in an eighteen-minute battle and captures Santa Anna the next day.USA 250 · Source: San Jacinto Museum / Britannica, Battle of San Jacinto (Apr 21 1836)
2. 1980Rosie Ruiz crosses first at the Boston Marathon women's race, later exposed as a fraudSports · Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-21/rosie-ruiz-fakes-boston-marathon-win
3. 1985In only his second Lotus drive, Ayrton Senna masters torrential rain at Estoril to claim the first of his Grand Prix victories.Sports · Source: Wikipedia, "1985 Portuguese Grand Prix"
4. 1989🎮 Nintendo launches the handheld Game Boy in Japan, selling out its first run within two weeks.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, Game Boy; PBS NewsHour (Apr 21 1989)
5. 1993🌐 NCSA releases version one of Mosaic, the graphical web browser that brings the World Wide Web to mainstream users.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'NCSA Mosaic' (Apr 21 1993)
6. 2024Tyler Reddick threads a last-lap crash at Talladega to win by two tenths for Michael Jordan's 23XI RacingStock Car Racing · Source: NASCAR.com, “Tyler Reddick steals Talladega win as last-lap mayhem unfolds,” Apr 21, 2024
7. 2024⚡ Jude Bellingham smashes a 91st-minute Clasico winner as Real Madrid edges Barcelona 3-2 at the Bernabeu.Soccer · Source: ESPN; Sky Sports (Apr 21 2024)