On This Day: September 25

8 verified moments happened on September 25. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1513🌊 Vasco Nunez de Balboa, from a peak in Panama, becomes the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean.History · Source: Britannica, 'Vasco Nunez de Balboa' (Sep 25 1513)
2. 1789📜 The First Congress formally proposes twelve amendments to the new Constitution and sends them to the states for ratification.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, Congress proposes amendments (Sep 25 1789)
3. 1949Red Byron wins the first NASCAR premier-series race at Martinsville, the paperclip half-mile that would outlast every other track from the sport's first season.Stock Car Racing · Source: Martinsville Speedway 75th-anniversary release + NASCAR.com historic-moments gallery
4. 1957📚 Under federal troop escort, nine Black students begin attending classes at a previously all-white high school in Arkansas.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com / National Park Service, Little Rock Nine attend Central High under federal escort (Sep 25 1957)
5. 1981👩‍⚖️ Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice.USA 250 · Source: Supreme Court Historical Society, O'Connor sworn in as first female justice (Sep 25 1981)
6. 1987⚔️ The Princess Bride opens, framing a fairy-tale adventure of true love, swordfights, and giants as a bedtime story.Movies · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Princess Bride' US release (Sep 25 1987)
7. 1988Florence Griffith Joyner wins the Olympic 100m gold medal in SeoulSports · Source: Wikipedia 'Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres' (final September 25, 1988); Bleacher Report
8. 2000Cathy Freeman wins the 400 meters in Sydney, the first Indigenous Australian to take individual Olympic gold.Sports · Source: World Athletics, 'Magic Monday Sydney 2000' (Sep 25 2000)