On This Day: July 12

5 verified moments happened on July 12. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1979Disco Demolition Night riot forces the Chicago White Sox to forfeit a game at Comiskey ParkSports · Source: Wikipedia 'Disco Demolition Night' (July 12, 1979, Comiskey Park, Sox forfeited game 2 vs Tigers); SABR
2. 1984📣 A presidential nominee names a congresswoman as his running mate, making her the first woman nominated for vice president by a major party.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Geraldine Ferraro named vice presidential candidate (Jul 12 1984)
3. 1997🐺 Miyazaki's epic Princess Mononoke opens in Japan, a darker eco-fable that smashes the country's box-office records.Movies · Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke
4. 1998🇫🇷 Zinedine Zidane heads home two corners as host France stuns Brazil 3-0 for a first world title.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, '1998 FIFA World Cup final' (Jul 12 1998)
5. 2020Rookie Cole Custer slices past three cars on an overtime restart to win the final Cup Series race ever run at Kentucky SpeedwayStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, "2020 Quaker State 400" — July 12, 2020; Custer's first career win, and the last Cup race at Kentucky