On This Day: August 12

6 verified moments happened on August 12. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1956Tim Flock wins NASCAR's first race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, a long road-course event.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia '1956 NASCAR Grand National Series' (Aug 12 1956)
2. 1973Leading at Talladega, Bobby Isaac hears a voice telling him to stop, pits, and walks away from the car for goodStock Car Racing · Source: NBC Sports / Sportscasting — Bobby Isaac pulled in and quit while running the Talladega 500, Aug 12, 1973
3. 1981🖥️ IBM unveils the Personal Computer, model 5150, in New York, setting the standard for desktop computing.Technology · Source: IBM history; The Register (Aug 12 1981)
4. 1994MLB players go on strike, a walkout that would cancel the World SeriesSports · Source: Wikipedia '1994-95 Major League Baseball strike': strike began August 12, 1994
5. 2016Katie Ledecky shatters her own 800m freestyle world record to win her fourth gold of the Rio Games.Sports · Source: NBC Olympics, 'Rio 2016: Katie Ledecky shatters 800m free WR' (Aug 12 2016)
6. 2023🎯 Cortnee Vine converts the twentieth kick as Australia's Matildas outlast France in a marathon World Cup quarterfinal shootout in Brisbane.Soccer · Source: ESPN; Matildas.com.au (Aug 12 2023)