On This Day: August 21

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

1. 1831✊ An enslaved preacher named Nat Turner leads a band of followers in an uprising through the Virginia countryside, the deadliest slave revolt in the nation's history.USA 250 · Source: Zinn Education Project / HISTORY.com, Nat Turner's rebellion begins (Aug 21 1831)
2. 1858🗣️ Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas face off before a crowd of thousands in an Illinois town square, opening a series of debates over slavery in the territories during their Senate race.USA 250 · Source: National Park Service, first Lincoln-Douglas debate at Ottawa (Aug 21 1858)
3. 1911🖼️ Vincenzo Peruggia walks Leonardo's Mona Lisa out of the Louvre, hiding the painting before its later recovery.History · Source: Wikipedia; Washington Post, Mona Lisa theft (Aug 21 1911)
4. 1931Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 600 career home runsSports · Source: Pinstripe Alley / MLB.com: Ruth's 600th HR Aug 21, 1931 vs St. Louis Browns
5. 1959🌺 Hawaii becomes the 50th and final state admitted to the Union.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, Hawaii admitted as 50th state (Aug 21 1959)
6. 1987💃 Dirty Dancing opens, sweeping a sheltered teen into a summer romance with a resort's charismatic dance instructor.Movies · Source: IMDb; US release (Aug 21 1987)
7. 2005⚰️ Six Feet Under closes with "Everyone's Waiting," a flash-forward montage hailed among TV's greatest endings.TV · Source: Wikipedia: Everyone's Waiting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyone%27s_Waiting)
8. 2022🐉 HBO's Game of Thrones prequel ignites a Targaryen civil war over the Iron Throne succession centuries earlier.TV · Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-1235122231/