On This Day: August 25

9 verified moments happened on August 25. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1939🌈 The Wizard of Oz opens nationwide, following Dorothy and Toto down the yellow brick road.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)' US release (Aug 25 1939)
2. 1950🌳 Akira Kurosawa's prism-of-perspectives drama opens in Japan, soon stunning the West and forever naming a storytelling effect.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: Rashomon (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon)
3. 1989🛰️ Voyager 2 sweeps past Neptune, returning humanity's first close-up images of the distant blue planet.History · Source: NASA; EarthSky (Aug 25 1989)
4. 1989🔵 NASA's Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune, the only spacecraft ever to visit the planet.Technology · Source: NASA, 'Voyager 2 Neptune Flyby' (Aug 25 1989)
5. 1991🐧 Linus Torvalds posts a message announcing his free operating system, calling it just a hobby.Technology · Source: LWN.net; Usenet archive (Aug 25 1991)
6. 1994💔 Claire Danes anchors teen-angst landmark "My So-Called Life," premiering on ABC despite its short, beloved run.TV · Source: Wikipedia (Pilot, My So-Called Life)
7. 1996Tiger Woods wins his third consecutive U.S. Amateur title, rallying past Steve Scott on the 38th hole at Pumpkin Ridge.Sports · Source: Golf.com and Times-News 'Today in Sports' - August 25, 1996, Pumpkin Ridge.
8. 2012Furious after a wreck, Tony Stewart hurls his helmet at Matt Kenseth's still-moving car at BristolStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “2012 Irwin Tools Night Race” — Aug 25, 2012 at Bristol; Stewart threw his helmet at Kenseth's car
9. 2019Ben Stokes carries England to an impossible one-wicket chase at Headingley, keeping the Ashes alive against Australia.Sports · Source: ESPNcricinfo match report (3rd Test, 2019 Ashes)