9 April 1957 April 8, 2014 Author: Staff The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it." GK Chesterton — Click here for more from GK Chesterton Related posts: 8 November 1957 22 January 1957 16 February 1957 2 November 1957 14 November 1957 7 November 1957 9 April 1957 31 October 1956 9 April 2011 29 July 1987 Categories: History Tags: 1957, 9 April