On This Day: March 31

8 verified moments happened on March 31. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1889🗼 Gustave Eiffel inaugurates his wrought-iron tower in Paris, then the tallest structure in the world.History · Source: Official Eiffel Tower site, 'The birth of the Eiffel Tower' (Mar 31 1889)
2. 1933🌲 Congress creates the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program that will put unemployed young men to work planting trees and building parks.USA 250 · Source: Earth Magazine / Roosevelt House, Civilian Conservation Corps established (March 31 1933)
3. 1943🤠 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! opens at Broadway's St. James Theatre, knitting song and story into a new kind of musical.Music · Source: Wikipedia, 'Oklahoma!' (Mar 31 1943)
4. 1949💿 RCA Victor introduces the seven-inch 45 rpm record, the small format that would carry the hit single through the rock era.Music · Source: Wikipedia, 'Single (music)' (Mar 31 1949)
5. 1957Buck Baker leads the final stretch at Asheville-Weaverville, the only driver to go the full distance, en route to a repeat title.Stock Car Racing · Source: NBC Sports 'March 31 in NASCAR'; driveraverages.com (Mar 31 1957)
6. 1986Freshman Pervis Ellison scores 25 points and grabs 11 rebounds as Louisville beats Duke 72-69 to win the NCAA men's basketball championship, earning Most Outstanding Player.Sports · Source: Wikipedia '1986 NCAA Division I championship game'; Sports-Reference box score - March 31, 1986, Louisville 72-69 Duke.
7. 1999🕶️ The Matrix opens in theaters, as Neo discovers reality is a simulation and bends bullets in slow-motion combat.Movies · Source: HISTORY, 'The Matrix released' (Mar 31 1999)
8. 2014💙 How I Met Your Mother ends with the divisive twist of "Last Forever," upending nine years of Ted's story.TV · Source: Wikipedia: Last Forever (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Forever)