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April 9 Events in History
2005 Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are married
2000 64th Golf Masters Championship:
1997 Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion
1997 NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL and possible “World Classic Bowl”
1995 “Translations” closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 25 performances
1995 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274
1994 BPAA U.S. Open by Justin Hromek
1994 STS-59, Endeavour, launches into orbit
1994 Singer Wayne Newton (52) weds attorney Kathleen McCrone (30)
1993 Colorado Rockies 1st home game and 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
1992 “Redwood Curtain” opens at Neiderlander theater on Broadway
1992 John Majors, © elected Prime Minister of England
1992 Noriega convicted on 8 of 10 drug and racketeering charges
1992 Record 18 golfers shoot in 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12)
1992 U.S. Federal court finds Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug crimes
1992 William O. Studeman, becomes deputy director of CIA
1991 Date of Microsoft MS DOS 5.0
1991 Georgia SSR votes to secede from U.S.S.R.
1990 “Capital News” starring Lloyd Bridges premieres on ABC-TV
1990 Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees
1990 New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1
1990 World’s largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City
1989 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283
1989 Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car
1989 Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic
1989 Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York’s 4-3 loss to Clev
1989 Scott Hoch chokes on 18 inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament
1989 Washington D.C. march supporting 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision
1988 “Les Miserables,” opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka
1988 Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in 1st round
1988 U.S. imposes economic sanctions on Panama
1987 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ
1986 “Dallas” announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character
1985 White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game
1984 56th Academy Awards - “Terms of Endearment,” R Duvall and S Maclaine win
1983 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth
1983 Caps 2-Isles 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot
1982 Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela’s 1st start, beats Astros 2-0
1981 U.S. submarine George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru
1980 Belgium’s Marten’s government resigns
1980 Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles
1980 Soyuz 35 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6
1979 51st Academy Awards - “Deer Hunter,” Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win
1979 Longest doubles ping-pong match of 101 hours, begins
1978 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277
1978 Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, and 13-5 (each with a grand slam)
1978 David Thompson scores ties 3rd highest total in the NBA - 73
1978 Denver’s David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio’s George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter)
1977 Communist party in Spain allowed legally after 40 years
1976 U.S. and Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use
1974 Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans “Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you I’ve never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life”
1973 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283
1973 Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam
1973 Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme
1972 “Sugar” opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 506 performances
1972 36th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286
1972 Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand vs. WI
1972 U.S.S.R. and Iraq sign friendship treaty
1971 Ringo releases “It Don’t Come Easy” in UK
1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles
1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles
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