On This Day: December 15

10 verified moments happened on December 15. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1791🔟 With Virginia's approval, three-fourths of the states have now ratified ten of the proposed amendments, enshrining them as the nation's Bill of Rights.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, Bill of Rights ratified (Dec 15 1791)
2. 1890🦅 Indian agency police shoot and kill Lakota leader Sitting Bull during a botched arrest at the Standing Rock reservation.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, Sitting Bull killed by Indian police (Dec 15 1890)
3. 1935The Detroit Lions beat the New York Giants 26-7 for their first NFL ChampionshipSports · Source: Pro-Football-Reference / Wikipedia: 1935 NFL Championship, Lions 26 Giants 7, Dec 15, 1935
4. 1935The Detroit Lions beat the New York Giants in a snowstorm to win their first NFL Championship.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1935 NFL Championship Game'; Pro-Football-Reference (Dec 15 1935)
5. 1939🎬 Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta amid lavish festivities drawing enormous crowds to the city.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'Gone with the Wind (film)' Atlanta premiere (Dec 15 1939)
6. 1946The Chicago Bears pull away from the New York Giants to capture their seventh NFL Championship.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1946 NFL Championship Game'; Pro-Football-Reference (Dec 15 1946)
7. 1968Wayne Niedecken Sr. wins the first Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway, launching what becomes short-track racing's biggest December weekendStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “Snowball Derby” past winners table — inaugural race Dec 15, 1968; Five Flags Speedway past-winners list
8. 1978🦸 Promising audiences 'you'll believe a man can fly,' Superman opens in American theaters with Christopher Reeve soaring as the Man of Steel.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: US release date
9. 1993🕯️ Steven Spielberg's black-and-white Holocaust drama about a factory owner who saves his Jewish workers reaches theaters.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'Schindler's List' US general release (Dec 15 1993; premiere Nov 30)
10. 1994🧭 Netscape Communications releases Netscape Navigator, the browser that quickly comes to dominate the early commercial web.Technology · Source: Wikipedia; This Day in Tech History (Dec 15 1994)