On This Day: May 23

5 verified moments happened on May 23. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1980🪓 Kubrick's The Shining opens, trapping a writer's family in an empty hotel as madness creeps down its halls.Movies & TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Shining' US release (May 23 1980)
2. 1992 Mario Lemieux scores twice as the Penguins sweep the Bruins in the Wales Conference Final to reach the Stanley Cup FinalSports · Source: Washington Post archive / Hockey-Reference, 1992 Wales Conference Final Game 4
3. 1995☕ Sun Microsystems introduces the Java programming language, promising write-once, run-anywhere software across platforms.Technology · Source: Computer History Museum, 'This Day in History' (May 23 1995)
4. 2021 Phil Mickelson becomes the oldest player to win a major championship, capturing the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course.Sports · Source: PGA Tour and CNN - final round May 23, 2021, Kiawah Island.
5. 2021 Phil Mickelson wins the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island to become the oldest major champion.Sports · Source: PGA Tour, 'Phil Mickelson wins PGA Championship at Kiawah' (May 23 2021)