9 April 1957 April 8, 2014 Author: Staff The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The whole art of war consists in a well-reasoned and extremely circumspect defensive, followed by rapid and audacious attack." Napoleon Bonaparte — Click here for more from Napoleon Bonaparte 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