On This Day - April 9th

Featured Event:

Fall of Baghdad (2003) 🇮🇶

Baghdad fell to U.S.-led forces on this day in 2003, several weeks after the start of the Iraq War, a conflict begun to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein because of his supposed possession of weapons of mass destruction.

Other Events:

1965: The Astrodome opened in Houston, Texas, hosting the first indoor baseball game. ⚾

2001: American Airlines officially completed its acquisition of Trans World Airlines and became the world's largest airline. ✈️

2002: Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at Westminster Abbey UK. More than a million people line the streets. 🪦

2005: Charles, prince of Wales, who was first in line to the British throne, married Camilla Parker Bowles. 💍

Holidays:

Constitution Day 🇽🇰

Day of National Unity 🇬🇪

Day of the Finnish Language 🇫🇮

Martyr's Day 🇹🇳

Featured Birthdays:

1835: Leopold II 🇧🇪 (King)

1926: Hugh Hefner 🇺🇸 (Publisher)

1997: Gerard Way 🇺🇸 (Singer)

1999: Lil Nas X 🇺🇸 (Singer)

Featured Deaths:

1959: Frank Lloyd Wright 🇺🇸 (Architect)

2021: DMX 🇺🇸 (Rapper)

2021: Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 (Prince)