On This Day: May 31

6 verified moments happened on May 31. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1889🌊 A dam failure above a Pennsylvania steel town unleashes a wall of water that kills over two thousand people.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, the Johnstown Flood (May 31 1889)
2. 1921🏘️ A white mob destroys the prosperous Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as 'Black Wall Street,' killing an estimated hundreds of Black residents.USA 250 · Source: Oklahoma Historical Society / HISTORY.com, Tulsa Race Massacre begins (May 31 1921)
3. 2000🏝️ Survivor premieres on CBS, stranding castaways who vote each other off and launching modern reality television.TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'Survivor (American TV series)' (May 31 2000)
4. 2002😱 Papa Bouba Diop scores as Senegal stuns defending champion France in the World Cup opening match.Soccer · Source: ESPN, 'France 0-1 Senegal' (May 31 2002)
5. 2007LeBron James scores 48 with 25 straight points, willing Cleveland past Detroit in a double-overtime conference finals classic.Sports · Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/270531008/cavaliers-pistons
6. 2009Robin Soderling hands Rafael Nadal his first-ever French Open defeat in a stunning fourth-round upsetSports · Source: TennisMajors, '31st May 2009: the day Rafael Nadal lost at Roland-Garros for the first time'