On This Day: November 23

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

1. 1876📜 Harvard, Princeton and Columbia form the Intercollegiate Football Association at the Massasoit House in Springfield and adopt rugby-style rules, with Yale holding out.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Intercollegiate Football Association' (Nov 23 1876)
2. 1887🎓 Michigan players travel to South Bend, teach Notre Dame's new team the rules and beat them 8-0 in the Irish program's first game.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry' (Nov 23 1887)
3. 1936🎸 Bluesman Robert Johnson makes his first recordings in a San Antonio hotel room, laying down songs that would shape rock guitar.Music · Source: Wikipedia, 'Robert Johnson' (Nov 23 1936)
4. 1968📰 Harvard scores sixteen points in the final 42 seconds to tie unbeaten Yale 29-29, a game the Crimson student paper headlines as a win.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Harvard–Yale football rivalry' (Nov 23 1968)
5. 1974🎷 Grambling beats Southern 21-0 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans in the first Bayou Classic.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Bayou Classic' (Nov 23 1974)
6. 1984Boston College's Doug Flutie throws a last-second Hail Mary touchdown to Gerard Phelan to beat MiamiSports · Source: Wikipedia: Hail Flutie; College Football HOF: Nov 23, 1984
7. 1984🙏 Doug Flutie's 48-yard Hail Mary to Gerard Phelan on the final play lifts Boston College over Miami 47-45 at the Orange Bowl.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Hail Flutie' (Nov 23 1984)
8. 1991🕺 Michigan's Desmond Howard returns a punt 93 yards against Ohio State and strikes the Heisman pose in the end zone.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1991 Michigan Wolverines football team' schedule (Nov 23 1991); Heisman.com 'Nov. 23 Holds A Special Place In Heisman Lore'
9. 1996🥚 Bandai releases the egg-shaped Tamagotchi virtual pet in Japan, sparking a global keychain craze.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, Tamagotchi (Nov 23 1996)
10. 2004🐉 Blizzard launches World of Warcraft in North America, the online role-playing game that draws millions of subscribers.Technology · Source: Wikipedia; Wowhead, NA launch (Nov 23 2004)
11. 2022🖤 Jenna Ortega's deadpan Wednesday Addams investigates monsters at a gothic outcast academy in Tim Burton's Netflix hit.TV · Source: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/wednesday-premiere-date-netflix-jenna-ortega-1235381603/
12. 2022🇯🇵 Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano score late as Japan comes back to shock Germany at the World Cup.Soccer · Source: NPR; ESPN, 'Germany 1-2 Japan' (Nov 23 2022)