Birthdays & Historical Events – April 9

1959

1959

NASA Administrator T

NASA Administrator T. Keith Glennan introduces the Mercury 7 to the public. These first seven U.S. astronauts completed the exhaustive testing process that identified them as the fittest and the most ideal to travel into space. The seven astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton.

April 9, 1959

1963

1963

Winston Churchill was made an honorary citizen of the United States

Winston Churchill was made an honorary citizen of the United States.

April 9, 1963

1965

1965

The Astros play the Yankees in the first indoor baseball

The Astros play the Yankees in the first indoor baseball game at the newly completed Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

April 9, 1965