On This Day: April 4

6 verified moments happened on April 4. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1841⚰️ One month after delivering the longest inaugural address in history without wearing a coat, President William Henry Harrison dies in office, the first president to do so.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, President Harrison dies 32 days into office (Apr 4 1841)
2. 1949🛡️ Twelve nations sign a treaty in Washington creating a mutual-defense alliance to counter Soviet expansion in Europe.USA 250 · Source: NATO / HISTORY.com, North Atlantic Treaty signed (Apr 4 1949)
3. 1959Jack Smith takes his Chevrolet to victory on the half-mile dirt at Columbia Speedway in South CarolinaStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1959 NASCAR Grand National Series” — Columbia Speedway, Cayce, S.C., Apr 4, 1959
4. 1968🕯️ A civil rights leader is shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com / Stanford King Institute, Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Apr 4 1968)
5. 1974Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's career home-run record with his 714th on Opening Day in CincinnatiSports · Source: https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/aaron-ties-ruth-on-opening-day-1974
6. 2016Villanova's Kris Jenkins buries a buzzer-beating three over North Carolina to win the national championship in dramatic fashion.Sports · Source: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/400873651/villanova-north-carolina