On This Day: September 10

9 verified moments happened on September 10. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1813🌊 Commander Oliver Hazard Perry's fleet defeats a British squadron on the Great Lakes, then he reports the victory with the words 'we have met the enemy, and they are ours.'USA 250 · Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Battle of Lake Erie (Sep 10 1813)
2. 1955🤠 Gunsmoke rides onto CBS, launching the long-running adult Western that will become TV's longest-lived primetime drama.TV · Source: Wikipedia: Gunsmoke season 1
3. 1960Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila runs barefoot through Rome to win the marathon, the first sub-Saharan African Olympic champion.Sports · Source: World Athletics; Wikipedia (1960 Men's marathon)
4. 1978Ken Stabler's forward fumble rolls into the end zone for Dave Casper in the Raiders' Holy Roller over the ChargersPro Football · Source: Wikipedia Holy Roller; Pro Football Hall of Fame (Sep 10 1978)
5. 1988Steffi Graf wins the US Open to complete a Golden Slam — the only player ever to win all four Grand Slams plus Olympic gold in a single yearSports · Source: Wikipedia, "1988 US Open (tennis) – Women's Singles"; WTA
6. 1988Steffi Graf wins the US Open to complete the calendar-year Grand SlamSports · Source: Tennis Majors 'September 10, 1988: Graf grabs calendar Grand Slam' (def. Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1)
7. 1993🛸 Mulder and Scully open their first case as "The X-Files" premieres on Fox, making paranoia primetime.TV · Source: Wikipedia (Pilot, The X-Files)
8. 2018Brad Keselowski wins the Brickyard 400 in the regular-season finale for his second straight victory as the playoff field locks inStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “2018 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard” — Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sep 10, 2018
9. 2023Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev at the US Open for a record-tying twenty-fourth Grand Slam title.Sports · Source: ESPN, 'Djokovic tops Medvedev to win US Open, 24th major' (Sep 10 2023)