April 9th
1959
NASA announced the selection of America’s first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
1963
Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.
1965
The Houston Astrodome held its first baseball game.
1987
Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.
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Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!
