On This Day: September 7

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

1. 1953Buck Baker beats Fonty Flock by three laps in his Oldsmobile to win the grueling Southern 500 at Darlington.Stock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia '1953 Southern 500' (Sep 7 1953)
2. 1960Wilma Rudolph — who wore a leg brace until age 12 after polio — wins her third gold medal in Rome to become the world's fastest womanSports · Source: Wikipedia, "Wilma Rudolph"; Olympics.com (Sep 7, 1960)
3. 1963The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, enshrining a charter class that includes Jim Thorpe and George Halas.Pro Football · Source: Pro Football Hall of Fame, '1963 - The Pro Football Hall of Fame Opens' (Sep 7 1963)
4. 1979ESPN launches as the first 24-hour all-sports cable network with SportsCenterSports · Source: Wikipedia 'History of ESPN'; ESPN: network and first SportsCenter launched September 7, 1979
5. 2013Michael Waltrip Racing orders a spin at Richmond to rig the playoff field, drawing a record fineStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “2013 Federated Auto Parts 400” — Sep 7, 2013 at Richmond; the “Spingate” scandal