On This Day: December 26

7 verified moments happened on December 26. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1776🚣 After crossing the ice-choked Delaware River overnight, Washington's Continental Army storms the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey, in a surprise dawn attack.USA 250 · Source: Mount Vernon / American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Trenton (Dec 26 1776)
2. 1908Jack Johnson stops Tommy Burns near Sydney to become the first Black world heavyweight boxing championSports · Source: Wikipedia: The Burns-Johnson Fight; History.com 'Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title', Dec 26, 1908
3. 1943Sid Luckman leads the Chicago Bears past Sammy Baugh's Redskins to capture the NFL Championship.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1943 NFL Championship Game'; Pro-Football-Reference (Dec 26 1943)
4. 1954Otto Graham accounts for six touchdowns as the Cleveland Browns crush the Detroit Lions for the NFL crown.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1954 NFL Championship Game' (Dec 26 1954)
5. 1955Otto Graham bows out a champion as the Cleveland Browns rout the Rams in his farewell game.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1955 NFL Championship Game' (Dec 26 1955)
6. 1973😈 A mother seeks two priests to save her possessed daughter in the horror landmark The Exorcist.Movies · Source: History.com, 'The Exorcist opens' (Dec 26 1973)
7. 2004Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts breaks Dan Marino's single-season touchdown pass record with his 49th, against the ChargersPro Football · Source: Colts.com 'Top Moments'; UTSports.com Dec 26, 2004 — 49th TD to Stokley vs Chargers, OT