On This Day: August 9

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

1. 1936Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics (4×100 relay), defying Adolf Hitler's racial ideologySports · Source: Wikipedia, "Jesse Owens at the 1936 Summer Olympics"; History.com
2. 1974📺 Richard Nixon announces his resignation from the presidency in a televised address, the only U.S. president ever to do so.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Nixon resigns'; National Archives (Aug 9 1974)
3. 1988Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings — called "the trade that changed hockey forever"Sports · Source: Wikipedia, "The Trade (hockey)"; NHL.com (Aug 9, 1988)
4. 1988Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles KingsSports · Source: NHL.com / HISTORY: 'The Great One gets traded, August 9, 1988'
5. 1995📈 Netscape's stock soars on its first trading day, the IPO that ignites the dot-com boom.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Netscape'; Motley Fool (Aug 9 1995)
6. 2012🥇 Carli Lloyd scores twice at Wembley as the United States edges Japan for a third straight Olympic gold medal.Soccer · Source: Washington Times; NPR (Aug 9 2012)