Browsing: Houston Astrodome

On April 9, 1965, Houston didn’t just open a stadium—it launched a revolution. The Astrodome, dubbed the Eighth Wonder of…

When the Astrodome opened in 1965 rain-outs became a thing of the past for Houston baseball. As a result, the rain check basically became obsolete.

On March 15, 1965, Harris County handed over the keys to the world’s first fully climate-controlled domed stadium to Roy…