On This Day: February 16

7 verified moments happened on February 16. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1957♟️ Ingmar Bergman's knight plays chess with Death as a plague rages, opening in Sweden as arthouse cinema's defining image.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: The Seventh Seal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seventh_Seal)
2. 1975Benny Parsons wins an attrition-filled Daytona 500 after David Pearson fades, one of the race's most popular upsets.Stock Car Racing · Source: daytona500winners.com '1975'; Frontstretch (Feb 16 1975)
3. 1986Geoff Bodine stretches fuel as Earnhardt runs dry on the last lap, giving Hendrick its first Daytona 500 winStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia / Hendrick Motorsports — Feb 16, 1986; Geoff Bodine, Hendrick's first Daytona 500
4. 1997Jeff Gordon becomes the youngest Daytona 500 winner ever, leading a Hendrick 1-2-3 sweepStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1997 Daytona 500” — Feb 16, 1997; Gordon won, youngest ever, Hendrick 1-2-3
5. 2002Australia's Steven Bradbury wins short track 1000m gold from last place after every rival crashes at the final corner.Sports · Source: Wikipedia, "Short-track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres"
6. 2005Commissioner Gary Bettman announces the NHL has canceled its entire season, the first major North American league to lose a full season to a labor disputeSports · Source: UPI/Wikipedia: 2004-05 NHL lockout (February 16, 2005)
7. 2018🐾 Marvel's Black Panther opens in theaters, breaking box-office records and becoming a cultural milestone.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'Black Panther (film)' (Feb 16 2018)