On This Day: November 16

6 verified moments happened on November 16. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1957Notre Dame ends Oklahoma's record 47-game winning streak with a 7-0 upsetSports · Source: Notre Dame fightingirish.com / ESPN / 125.nd.edu: Notre Dame 7-0 ends OU 47-game streak, Nov 16, 1957
2. 1990🏠 Home Alone opens, leaving young Kevin McCallister to booby-trap his house against two bumbling burglars at Christmas.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, US release (Nov 16 1990)
3. 1997Jeff Gordon clinches his second NASCAR championship at Atlanta's NAPA 500, winning both the race and the title.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, "1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season"; NASCAR.com
4. 2001🧙 The first Harry Potter film opens in theaters, launching a global wizarding franchise.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)' US release (Nov 16 2001)
5. 2008Jimmie Johnson wins his third consecutive championship at Homestead, the longest streak since Cale Yarborough.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, "2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season"
6. 2014Kevin Harvick wins the first winner-take-all elimination championship at HomesteadStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “Kevin Harvick”; NASCAR.com (Nov 16, 2014)