On This Day: May 24

9 verified moments happened on May 24. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1844📡 Samuel Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" to Baltimore, the first long-distance telegraph message.History · Source: Library of Congress, 'First Telegraph Message' (May 24 1844)
2. 1844⚡ Samuel Morse taps out the phrase 'What hath God wrought' from the U.S. Capitol, sending the first long-distance telegraph message to an assistant in Baltimore.USA 250 · Source: U.S. Senate / Smithsonian, first telegraph message (May 24 1844)
3. 1883🌉 The Brooklyn Bridge opens over the East River, then the longest suspension bridge anywhere.History · Source: HISTORY; Wikipedia, 'Brooklyn Bridge' (May 24 1883)
4. 1883🌉 After fourteen years of construction, a great suspension bridge opens connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, Brooklyn Bridge opens (May 24 1883)
5. 1935The Cincinnati Reds beat the Phillies in the first night game in Major League Baseball historySports · Source: SABR Games Project, 'May 24, 1935: Reds fans see the lights in first night game in MLB history'; History.com 'MLB holds first night game, May 24'
6. 1987Kyle Petty survives a hot, attrition-filled Coca-Cola 600 and takes the lead with seventeen laps to go to win for the Wood BrothersStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, "1987 Coca-Cola 600" — Sunday, May 24, 1987; Petty took the lead on lap 383 of 400
7. 1989🏺 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade opens, sending the adventurer and his father chasing the Holy Grail past Nazis.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, US release (May 24 1989)
8. 1995🗡 Mel Gibson's Braveheart charges into theaters, its blue-painted William Wallace crying freedom across the Scottish Highlands.Movies · Source: Britannica / Wikipedia: US release (Paramount)
9. 2014⚪ Sergio Ramos heads a stoppage-time equalizer and Real Madrid surge past Atletico in extra time to claim La Decima.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, '2014 UEFA Champions League final' (May 24 2014)