On This Day: September 23

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

1. 1779⚓ Captain John Paul Jones's battered warship defeats the British HMS Serapis off the English coast, reportedly declaring 'I have not yet begun to fight!'USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, John Paul Jones wins in English waters (Sep 23 1779)
2. 1780🕵️ Militiamen capture a British major near Tarrytown, New York, carrying documents that expose General Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Point.USA 250 · Source: Journal of the American Revolution, capture of Major André (Sep 23 1780)
3. 1806🏕️ Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark lead their weathered Corps of Discovery back into St. Louis to a hero's welcome after their journey to the Pacific and back.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com / Discover Lewis & Clark, expedition returns to St. Louis (Sep 23 1806)
4. 1846🪐 Johann Galle finds Neptune within a degree of where Le Verrier's math predicted, confirming a planet by calculation.History · Source: NASA; Astronomy.com (Sep 23 1846)
5. 1952Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott to win the heavyweight championshipSports · Source: Wikipedia 'Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Rocky Marciano' (September 23, 1952, 13th-round KO at Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia)
6. 1994⛓️ Tim Robbins's wrongly convicted banker quietly plots his escape, befriending Morgan Freeman's Red in the Stephen King prison drama.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Shawshank Redemption' limited release (Sep 23 1994; wide Oct 14)
7. 2022Albert Pujols hits his 700th career home run for the Cardinals, the fourth player ever to reach the mark.Sports · Source: ESPN, 'Albert Pujols joins 700 club with two-homer day' (Sep 23 2022)