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2004 William H. Pickering, rocket scientist, manager of the Mariner missions to Venus and Mars in the '60s, dies at 93 1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th HR of 1997 1997 Seat Mariner Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Oakland A's but loses 1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th HR 1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox 1990 Mariner Matt Young becomes 21st AL'er to strike out 4 in 1 inning 1982 Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter 1982 Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games 1975 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 3rd and final fly-by of Mercury 1974 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury 1974 Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos 1974 U.S. Mariner 10 returns 1st close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure 1973 Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, 1st mission to Mercury 1972 Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole 1972 Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars 1971 Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet (Mars) 1971 U.S. Mariner 9 1st satellite to orbit Mars launched 1971 Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration 1969 Mariner 7 flies past Mars 1969 Mariner 6 sends close-up photo's of Mars 1969 Mariner 6 flies past Mars 1969 Mariner 6 passes Venus on 3410 km (74 photos) 1969 Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars 1969 Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190-mi above southern Mars 1969 Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars 1969 Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby 1967 Tino Martinez, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees 1967 Mariner 5 makes fly-by of Venus 1967 Mariner 5 Launch, Venus Flyby 1965 "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars 1965 U.S. Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km) 1964 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars 1964 U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned 1962 Mariner 2 makes 1st U.S. fly-by of another planet (Venus) 1962 Mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus 1962 Mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean 1962 Mariner 2 launched to Venus; flyby mission 1962 1st U.S. Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off 1952 Patrick Ryecart, actor, Silas Mariner 1832 Gustave Dore, Strasbourg Fr, illustrator, Inferno, Ancient Mariner 1772 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet, Rime of Ancient Mariner

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