On This Day: February 23

7 verified moments happened on February 23. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1945🇺🇸 U.S. Marines raise the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, a moment captured in one of the most famous war photographs ever taken.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, Photograph of Flag Raising on Iwo Jima (Feb 23 1945)
2. 1958Paul Goldsmith leads every lap of the final stock-car race on Daytona's old beach-and-road courseStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “Daytona Beach and Road Course” — final beach race Feb 23, 1958; Paul Goldsmith led all laps
3. 1964Richard Petty wins his first Daytona 500, leading 184 of 200 laps in a new Hemi-powered PlymouthStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1964 Daytona 500” — Feb 23, 1964; Richard Petty's first Daytona 500 win
4. 1969LeeRoy Yarbrough passes Charlie Glotzbach on the final lap at Daytona to win the Daytona 500 — the first last-lap-pass victory in the race's history — beginning one of NASCAR's most dominant single seasons.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, '1969 Daytona 500' (Feb 23, 1969); first last-lap-pass win in Daytona 500 history
5. 1980Eric Heiden completes a sweep of all five speed skating golds in Lake Placid, breaking the 10,000-meter world record.Sports · Source: History.com, 'Eric Heiden speed skates into history' (Feb 23 1980)
6. 1986Kyle Petty wins at Richmond, making the Pettys the first father-and-son pairing to both win Cup Series races.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, "1986 Miller High Life 400" (Richmond); Racing-Reference.info
7. 2021Tiger Woods is seriously injured in a single-car rollover crash near Los AngelesSports · Source: NBC News/ABC News (February 23, 2021)