On This Day: September 30

9 verified moments happened on September 30. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1927Babe Ruth hits his record 60th home run of the seasonSports · Source: SABR 'September 30, 1927: Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run'; History.com (off Tom Zachary at Yankee Stadium)
2. 1935🏗️ President Roosevelt dedicates the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, one of the great engineering feats of its era.History · Source: Wikipedia, 'Hoover Dam'; FDR dedication speech (Sep 30 1935)
3. 1935🏗️ President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates the massive Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River.USA 250 · Source: Energy History Yale / Mystic Stamp Discovery Center, Hoover Dam dedicated (Sept 30 1935)
4. 1960🦕 The Flintstones debuts on ABC as the first animated sitcom in a prime-time slot.TV · Source: Britannica, 'The Flintstones' (Sep 30 1960)
5. 1970Richard Petty wins the Home State 200 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, the final dirt-track race of the premier series' original dirt era.Stock Car Racing · Source: NASCAR.com 'Richard Petty recalls last NASCAR dirt race' + NASCAR.com Cup-on-dirt history
6. 1982🍺 A Boston bar "where everybody knows your name" opens its doors as Cheers debuts on NBC to tiny ratings.TV · Source: Wikipedia (Cheers season 1); iHeart/WZLX
7. 2001Jeff Gordon wins the inaugural Cup race at brand-new Kansas Speedway in the heartlandStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “2001 Protection One 400” — Sep 30, 2001; inaugural Kansas Cup race, Jeff Gordon
8. 2007Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers passes Dan Marino for the most career touchdown passes with his 421st, against the VikingsPro Football · Source: ESPN 'Favre surpasses Marino with 421st career TD'; Packers.com AP story — Sept 30, 2007 vs Vikings
9. 2018Ryan Blaney steals victory in the first playoff race on Charlotte's hybrid 'Roval' when leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson crash in the final chicane.Stock Car Racing · Source: NBC Sports + NASCAR.com