On This Day for April 9 - Fall of Baghdad, Jørn Utzon is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. April 09 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Jørn Utzon READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 2003 Fall of Baghdad READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2005: Charles, prince of Wales, who was first in line to the British throne, married Camilla Parker Bowles. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about English royalty.] 2001: American Airlines officially completed its acquisition of Trans World Airlines and became the world's largest airline. [Take our aircraft and air travel quiz.] 1965: The Astrodome opened in Houston, Texas, hosting the first indoor baseball game. [How much do you know about baseball?] 1963: An act of Congress conferred honorary U.S. citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill. [Test your knowledge of famous people in history.] 1939: African American contralto Marian Anderson sang to an Easter Sunday crowd of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. [How much do you know about music?] 1898: Paul Robeson , a celebrated American singer, actor, and political activist, was born. SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1926 Hugh Hefner American publisher and entrepreneur 1835 Leopold II king of Belgium 1830 Eadweard Muybridge British photographer 1806 Isambard Kingdom Brunel British engineer 1892 Mary Pickford Canadian-born American actress 1821 Charles Baudelaire French author SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help