On This Day: December 11

5 verified moments happened on December 11. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1938The New York Giants hold off the Green Bay Packers before a record title-game crowd at the Polo Grounds.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1938 NFL Championship Game'; Pro-Football-Reference (Dec 11 1938)
2. 1959The Yankees acquire Roger Maris from the Kansas City Athletics in a seven-player deal, two seasons before his 61-homer yearSports · Source: Wikipedia: Roger Maris; SABR bio; 12up 'Revisiting the 1959 Yankees-A's Trade' (Dec 11, 1959)
3. 1980🌺 Tom Selleck's mustachioed P.I. cruises a red Ferrari around a Hawaii estate in this breezy CBS detective hit.TV · Source: Wikipedia (Magnum, P.I.); epguides.com
4. 1992“The King” Richard Petty receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White HouseStock Car Racing · Source: Public Papers of the Presidents (govinfo.gov) — Medals of Freedom presented Dec 11, 1992; Petty among recipients
5. 1993🏆 Florida State's Charlie Ward, also a starting point guard for the Seminoles, wins the Heisman Trophy by 1,622 points over Tennessee's Heath Shuler.College Football · Source: Heisman.com, 'Charlie Ward' winner page (Dec 11 1993)