On This Day: December 17

11 verified moments happened on December 17. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1903✈️ Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first sustained, powered, controlled airplane flight at Kitty Hawk.History · Source: NASA, 'The First Powered Flight at Kitty Hawk' (Dec 17 1903)
2. 1903✈️ Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first powered, controlled airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.USA 250 · Source: National Air and Space Museum / NASA, Wright Brothers first flight (Dec 17 1903)
3. 1933The Chicago Bears edge the New York Giants 23-21 in the first scheduled NFL Championship GameSports · Source: Pro-Football-Reference box score, Giants at Bears, Dec 17, 1933; Wikipedia: 1933 NFL Championship Game
4. 1933The Chicago Bears edge the New York Giants in the first scheduled NFL Championship Game at Wrigley Field.Pro Football · Source: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia, '1933 NFL Championship Game' (Dec 17 1933)
5. 1944The Green Bay Packers defeat the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds to win the NFL Championship.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1944 NFL Championship Game'; Pro-Football-Reference (Dec 17 1944)
6. 1947Bill France Sr. walks out of the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach as president of the new stock car body called NASCARStock Car Racing · Source: ESPN, “NASCAR was born 75 years ago when 'Big Bill' France brought 40 bootleggers to a hotel in Daytona” — France left the Streamline Hotel on Dec 17, 1947 with the title of NASCAR president
7. 1963🕷️ Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin receives the Ballon d'Or in Paris, still the only keeper ever to win the golden ball.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, '1963 Ballon d'Or'; France Football (Dec 17 1963)
8. 1989🍩 The Simpsons debuts on Fox with its Christmas special, launching the longest-running American sitcom.TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire' (Dec 17 1989)
9. 2000Terrell Owens of the San Francisco 49ers sets a then-record 20 catches in a single game against the Chicago Bears.Pro Football · Source: NFL.com 'Flashback Friday: Terrell Owens' 20-catch day' (Dec 17 2000)
10. 2003👑 Frodo finishes his quest to destroy the ring as Middle-earth's war ends in The Return of the King.Movies · Source: History.com, 'Final Lord of the Rings movie opens' (Dec 17 2003)
11. 2021🕷️ Three cinematic Spider-Men swing together as the multiverse cracks open, drawing pandemic-era crowds back to packed theaters.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: Spider-Man: No Way Home (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home)