On This Day: May 7

7 verified moments happened on May 7. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1824🎼 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, with its choral Ode to Joy, premieres in Vienna as the deaf composer looks on.History · Source: History.com; Wikipedia, Symphony No. 9 premiere (May 7 1824)
2. 1989Michael Jordan’s buzzer-beater “The Shot” eliminates the CavaliersSports · Source: NBA.com (5/7/89); Sports Illustrated
3. 1989Michael Jordan hits 'The Shot' over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer to eliminate the Cavaliers in Game 5Sports · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Shot (Bulls–Cavaliers)'; NBA.com 'Michael Jordan hits iconic shot to eliminate Cavaliers' (May 7, 1989)
4. 2005Knocked down twice in the tenth, Diego Corrales rallies to stop Jose Luis Castillo in an instant classic.Sports · Source: Wikipedia / Bleacher Report
5. 2016A 42-year-old Mets starter, baseball's oldest first-time slugger, stuns Petco Park by going deep off James Shields for his only career homer.Sports · Source: https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-7-2016-colons-only-career-homer-leads-mets-to-victory/
6. 2019✨ Divock Origi converts Trent Alexander-Arnold's quick corner as Liverpool overturn a three-goal deficit against Barcelona at Anfield.Soccer · Source: ESPN, 'Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona' (May 7 2019)
7. 2023Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson come to blows on pit road at Kansas after an on-track clashStock Car Racing · Source: NASCAR.com — AdventHealth 400 at Kansas, May 7, 2023; Chastain and Gragson came to blows