On This Day: February 25

5 verified moments happened on February 25. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1964Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) beats Sonny Liston for the heavyweight titleSports · Source: Wikipedia, “Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston”; History.com (Feb 25, 1964)
2. 1964Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) upsets Sonny Liston to win his first world heavyweight championship in Miami BeachSports · Source: History.com/Wikipedia: Ali vs. Liston (February 25, 1964)
3. 1968Cale Yarborough holds off LeeRoy Yarbrough by less than a second to win his first Daytona 500 in a Mercury.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia '1968 Daytona 500' (Feb 25 1968)
4. 1989Jerry Jones buys the Cowboys and fires longtime coach Tom LandryPro Football · Source: Wikipedia 'Jerry Jones' (purchased Cowboys and fired Landry Feb 25, 1989); NBC 5 DFW retrospective
5. 2007🏆 Martin Scorsese finally wins Best Director for The Departed, handed the Oscar by fellow legends Spielberg, Lucas, and Coppola after five career losses.Movies · Source: oscars.org / Wikipedia: 79th Academy Awards, Kodak Theatre