On This Day: February 28

6 verified moments happened on February 28. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1940Pitt beats Fordham at Madison Square Garden in the first televised college basketball gameSports · Source: NCAA.com (Pitt defeated Fordham, February 28, 1940)
2. 1960Richard Petty scores his first premier-series win on a half-mile dirt track, taking home just $800Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “List of NASCAR race wins by Richard Petty” — win #1, Feb 28, 1960, Charlotte Fairgrounds
3. 1983🪖 The M*A*S*H finale airs on CBS, becoming the most-watched scripted broadcast ever.TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen' (Feb 28 1983)
4. 2001❄️ Josh Wolff and Earnie Stewart freeze out Mexico in frigid Columbus, the first dos a cero qualifying win.Soccer · Source: U.S. Soccer; Sports Illustrated (Feb 28 2001)
5. 2010Crosby’s overtime “Golden Goal” wins Olympic hockey gold for CanadaSports · Source: Olympics.com; CBC Sports (Feb 28, 2010)
6. 2016🐻 Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Best Actor for surviving the frontier in The Revenant, ending years of memes about his empty trophy shelf.Movies · Source: oscars.org / VOA: 88th Academy Awards