On This Day: March 6

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

1. 1820⚖️ President James Monroe signs legislation admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while drawing a line across the western territories to divide future slave and free soil.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise (Mar 6 1820)
2. 1836🏰 After a thirteen-day siege, Mexican forces under Santa Anna overrun a mission-fortress in San Antonio, killing every defender including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com / Texas State Historical Association, Battle of the Alamo ends (Mar 6 1836)
3. 1857⚖️ The Supreme Court rules that an enslaved man who sued for his freedom after living in free territory cannot be a citizen, and strikes down the old ban on slavery in the northern territories.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, Dred Scott v. Sandford decided (Mar 6 1857)
4. 1976Wilfred Benitez beats Antonio Cervantes to become the youngest world champion in boxing historySports · Source: East Side Boxing / Big Fight Weekend: Benitez wins WBA 140-lb title at 17, March 6, 1976; Wikipedia: Wilfred Benitez
5. 1998🎳 A laid-back slacker known as the Dude gets tangled in a kidnapping mix-up in The Big Lebowski.Movies · Source: Film Retrospect, 'The Big Lebowski released' (Mar 6 1998)