On This Day: May 2

9 verified moments happened on May 2. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1952🛫 The de Havilland Comet enters service as the world's first commercial jet airliner, flying London to Johannesburg.Technology · Source: RAF Museum, 'Comet Enters Service' (May 2 1952)
2. 1953🎩 Stanley Matthews inspires Blackpool from 3-1 down to beat Bolton 4-3 at Wembley as Stan Mortensen nets a hat-trick.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, '1953 FA Cup final' (May 2 1953)
3. 1982Benny Parsons cracks the 200 mph barrier in qualifying at Talladega, a NASCAR firstStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1982 Winston 500” — Parsons posted the first 200+ mph qualifying lap (200.176), May 2, 1982
4. 1983The Baltimore Colts trade No. 1 overall pick John Elway to the Denver BroncosPro Football · Source: Stampede Blue 'On this day in 1983: Colts trade John Elway to the Broncos' (night of May 2, 1983); Denver Broncos oral history
5. 2008🤖 Iron Man opens in theaters, launching Marvel's Cinematic Universe with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'Iron Man (2008 film)' (May 2 2008)
6. 2011🎯 U.S. Navy SEALs kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a raid on his compound in Pakistan.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Osama bin Laden killed (May 2 2011)
7. 2015Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision in the welterweight 'Fight of the Century'Sports · Source: Wikipedia, 'Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao'; Sky Sports 'Mayweather vs Pacquiao: May 2 mega-fight'
8. 2016Leicester City clinch the Premier League title as 5000-1 outsiders when Tottenham draw at Chelsea.Sports · Source: Opta Analyst, 'On This Day 2 May: Leicester's Premier League Title' (May 2 2016)
9. 2016🦊 Five-thousand-to-one outsiders Leicester City are crowned Premier League champions when Eden Hazard's late equalizer denies Tottenham.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, '2015-16 Premier League'; Opta Analyst (May 2 2016)