On This Day: August 16

6 verified moments happened on August 16. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1858📡 Queen Victoria telegraphs President Buchanan over the first transatlantic cable, linking two continents.History · Source: Wikipedia, 'Transatlantic telegraph cable' (Aug 16 1858)
2. 1994📱 BellSouth begins selling the touchscreen IBM Simon Personal Communicator, regarded as the first true smartphone.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, IBM Simon; TIME (Aug 16 1994)
3. 2008 Usain Bolt shatters the 100-meter world record in Beijing, easing up before the finish.Sports · Source: Olympics.com, 'Bolt strikes in Beijing 2008' (Aug 16 2008)
4. 2009 Usain Bolt runs 9.58 to set the 100m world record at the Berlin World ChampionshipsSports · Source: World Athletics: 'Bolt again! 9.58 World record in Berlin' (16 August 2009)
5. 2009 Usain Bolt blazes to a 9.58 second 100m world record at the World Championships in Berlin.Sports · Source: World Athletics, 'Bolt again! 9.58 World record in Berlin' (Aug 16 2009)
6. 2023💥 Sam Kerr smashes a 25-yard thunderbolt past England's Mary Earps in a Women's World Cup semifinal in Sydney.Soccer · Source: FIFA; The Guardian (Aug 16 2023)