On This Day: September 5

8 verified moments happened on September 5. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 196018-year-old Cassius Clay wins the Olympic light heavyweight boxing gold in Rome — the first glimmer of the legend that would become Muhammad AliSports · Source: Wikipedia, "Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics"; Olympics.com (Sep 5, 1960)
2. 1966Darel Dieringer passes Richard Petty with seven laps left to win the Southern 500 in Bud Moore's MercuryStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1966 Southern 500” — Darlington Raceway, Sep 5, 1966
3. 1971🏟️ Teenager Susanne Augustesen nets a hat-trick as Denmark beats host Mexico before a packed Azteca in an unofficial women's world championship final.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, '1971 Women's World Cup'; The Conversation (Sep 5 1971)
4. 1977🛰️ NASA launches Voyager 1, the probe that flies past Jupiter and Saturn before sailing into interstellar space.Technology · Source: NASA JPL, 'Voyager 1 Launch' (Sep 5 1977)
5. 1994Jerry Rice of the 49ers passes Jim Brown for the most career touchdowns in NFL history, against the RaidersPro Football · Source: 49ers.com 'This Day in The Bay'; Labor Day Monday Night Football Sept 5, 1994 (day-of-week confirms)
6. 1995Cal Ripken Jr. ties Lou Gehrig by playing in his 2,130th consecutive gameSports · Source: MLB.com Orioles video 'Ripken ties Gehrig, 09/05/1995'; Baseball Hall of Fame: Ripken ties Gehrig, September 5, 1995
7. 2001🌍 CBS sends teams racing around the globe for cash, launching the Emmy-devouring reality travel competition.TV · Source: Wikipedia: The Amazing Race 1 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_1)
8. 2007🎵 Steve Jobs unveils the iPod Touch, a touchscreen music player that runs apps like an iPhone without calling.Technology · Source: Apple Newsroom, 'Apple Unveils iPod touch' (Sep 5 2007)