On This Day: May 20

6 verified moments happened on May 20. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1498⛵ Vasco da Gama anchors at Calicut, becoming the first European to reach India by sea around Africa.History · Source: Britannica, 'Vasco da Gama' (May 20 1498)
2. 1927✈️ Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York in the Spirit of St. Louis for the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Lindbergh takes off across the Atlantic' (May 20 1927)
3. 1932✈️ Amelia Earhart departs Newfoundland and becomes the first woman — and only the second person — to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Earhart completes solo transatlantic flight'; Smithsonian (May 20 1932)
4. 1989Sunday Silence outduels Easy Goer by a nose in the closest Preakness Stakes finish in its historySports · Source: History.com, 'Sunday Silence wins Preakness Stakes by a nose, May 20'; Wikipedia '1989 Preakness Stakes'
5. 1993🍺 Cheers airs its series finale, sending off the Boston bar where everybody knows your name to a huge audience.TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'One for the Road (Cheers)' (May 20 1993)
6. 2000Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins The Winston all-star race in just his second Cup Series start.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, "2000 The Winston"; NASCAR.com