On This Day: December 30

5 verified moments happened on December 30. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1956Fireball Roberts wins the Indian River Gold Cup on a road course laid out over the runways of Florida's Titusville-Cocoa airport, his first road-course victoryStock Car Racing · Source: ESPN, “NASCAR at Christmastime? Oh, yeah”; racersreunion.com, “December 30, 1956: Fireball Ends '56 With A Victory”
2. 1956Switching to sneakers on an icy field, the New York Giants demolish the Chicago Bears for the NFL title.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1956 NFL Championship Game' (Dec 30 1956)
3. 1981Wayne Gretzky scores his 50th goal of the season in just 39 games — the fastest 50-goal season in NHL historySports · Source: Wikipedia, "Wayne Gretzky"; "1981–82 NHL season"; NHL.com
4. 1981Wayne Gretzky scores his 50th goal in just his 39th game against the Flyers, the fastest in NHL historySports · Source: NHL.com, 'Dec. 30: Gretzky reaches 50-goal mark in 39th game'
5. 2022✍️ Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Saudi club Al-Nassr, a record-shattering deal taking the five-time Ballon d'Or winner to Riyadh.Soccer · Source: Washington Post; CNN (Dec 30 2022)