President Franklin D. Roosevelt threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Senators' Opening Day game on April 24, 1934, at Griffith Stadium. Franklin D. Roosevelt was an avid baseball fan and holds the record for the most first pitches thrown by a U.S. president. | History In Pictures

💣 Texans Stadium DEMOLITION Texas Stadium, the former home of the Dallas Cowboys, was demolished on April 11, 2010, through a controlled implosion that brought down its iconic partial roof and concrete structure in seconds. The stadium had served as the Cowboys’ home from 1971 to 2008 and was known for its unique open-roof design. Its demolition marked the end of an era. A new stadium was already in use by then — AT&T Stadium — which opened in 2009 in a different location, in Arlington, roughly

A revised start date for demolition at the National Stadium has been set, with initial work now underway and residents being assured of ongoing communication as the project moves forward, according to the agency driving the redevelopment. A day after the April 15 deadline originally set by sports minister Charles Griffith passed without the expected breaking down of the nearly 55-year-old structure at Waterford, the Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTII) sought to clarify the project’s timeline