1997 Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers
1995 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games
1994 Cleve Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98
1994 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3
1993 Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start
1986 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2
1981 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2
1980 Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78
1975 Summit in Houston opens - Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-89
1975 Ian Hunter, actor and writer (Rockets Galore, Ziegfield Girl), dies at 75
1974 Othella Harrington, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets
1973 Rodrick Rhodes, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets
1973 Serge Zwikker, NBA center for the Houston Rockets
1973 Joe Stephens, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets
1971 Matt Maloney, NBA guard for the Houston Rockets
1970 Robert Horry, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets
1970 Sam Mack, NBA forward and guard, Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies
1969 Sam Cassell, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets
1968 Brent Price, NBA guard, Houston Rockets, Washington Bullets
1968 Emanual Davis, NBA guard for the Houston Rockets
1968 Chucky Brown, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks
1967 Eldridge Recasner, NBA guard, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets
1967 Jaren Jackson, NBA guard and forward, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs
1967 Matt Bullard, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks
1965 Mark Bryant, NBA forward and center, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets
1965 Kenny Smith, NBA guard for the Houston Rockets
1963 Mario Elie, NBA forward and guard for the Houston Rockets
1963 Charles Barkley, Leads Ab, NBA forward, Phoenix, Rockets, Oly-gold-96
1963 Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA center for the Houston Rockets
1963 Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center, Rockets, Oly-gold-96
1962 Kevin Willis, NBA center for the Houston Rockets
1962 Clyde "Glide" Drexler, NBA Guard, Houston Rockets, Port Trailblazers
1960 Ralph Sampson, NBA center, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets
1959 Eddie Johnson, NBA guard and forward, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers
1957 Charles Jones, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets
1946 Don Chaney, NBA player for the Houston Rockets/coach, Detroit Pistons
1944 1st V-2 rockets land in London and Antwerp
1920 New York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
1918 Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets
1806 British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve
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