On This Day: May 10

9 verified moments happened on May 10. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1863🎖️ Confederate general Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson dies of pneumonia after being wounded by his own men's gunfire near Chancellorsville.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson dies (May 10 1863)
2. 1869🚂 Leland Stanford drives the golden spike at Promontory Summit, completing the first U.S. transcontinental railroad.History · Source: Union Pacific, 'Golden Spike' (May 10 1869)
3. 1869🚂 Railroad officials drive a ceremonial golden spike at Promontory Summit, completing the first transcontinental railroad.USA 250 · Source: National Park Service, Golden Spike ceremony (May 10 1869)
4. 1970Bobby Orr scores in overtime to win the Stanley Cup for Boston, then launches into his iconic flying pose after being trippedSports · Source: Wikipedia, "1970 Stanley Cup Finals"; HHOF.com
5. 1970Bobby Orr scores the overtime Stanley Cup-winning goal and is tripped airborne for hockey's most iconic photoSports · Source: History.com, 'Photographer captures soaring Stanley Cup champion Bobby Orr, May 10, 1970'; Wikipedia '1970 Stanley Cup Finals'
6. 1975Darrell Waltrip wins his first Cup race at his home track of Nashville, lapping the entire field.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia '1975 Music City USA 420'; NBC Sports (May 10 1975)
7. 1975📼 Sony begins selling the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan, letting families record television at home.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Betamax' (May 10 1975)
8. 1987💙 Diego Maradona's Napoli draws Fiorentina to clinch the club's first scudetto, the first league title won by Italy's south.Soccer · Source: Football Italia; ESPN (May 10 1987)
9. 1994🌍 Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president before a crowd of dignitaries, declaring "never, never and never again" to oppression.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Nelson Mandela inaugurated'; Wikipedia (May 10 1994)