On This Day: September 8

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

1. 1900🌀 A catastrophic hurricane makes landfall on a low-lying Texas island, killing thousands in the deadliest natural disaster in American history.USA 250 · Source: NOAA, Galveston Storm of 1900 (Sep 8 1900)
2. 1957NASCAR runs two premier-series races on the same afternoon on opposite coasts, Lee Petty winning in the Carolina mountains and Danny Graves taking his only career victory on the Sacramento dirtStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1957 NASCAR Grand National Series” schedule — Asheville-Weaverville Speedway and California State Fairgrounds, both Sep 8, 1957
3. 1960Wilma Rudolph anchors the relay to her third gold in Rome, the first American woman to win three track golds in one Games.Sports · Source: Olympics.com, 'Wilma Rudolph: A trio of golds against all odds' (Sep 8 1960)
4. 1966🖖 Star Trek beams onto NBC, sending Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock on the USS Enterprise's voyages across the galaxy.TV · Source: History.com, 'Star Trek premieres' (Sep 8 1966)
5. 1998Mark McGwire hits his 62nd home run, breaking Roger Maris's single-season recordSports · Source: SABR 'September 8, 1998: Cardinals' Mark McGwire wins the race to 62' (HR off Steve Trachsel)
6. 2015🦁 Wayne Rooney converts a penalty against Switzerland for his 50th England goal, passing Bobby Charlton's national record.Soccer · Source: The FA; CNN (Sep 8 2015)
7. 2018Naomi Osaka beats idol Serena Williams in a final marred by Serena's umpire dispute, becoming Japan's first Grand Slam singles champion.Sports · Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles_final