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Madison Square Garden: Timeline

A chronological list of the important events for the topic "Madison Square Garden"

Timeline

1879   At New York City New York City

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's Madison Square Garden the first artificial ice rink in North America North America

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 opens.

1879   New York City New York City

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's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt William Henry Vanderbilt

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 and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.

1945   The "Clash of Titans": George Mikan and Bob Kurland duelled at Madison Square Garden. OSU defeats DePaul 52-44.

1954   Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised Television

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 prize boxing Boxing

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 fight shown in color.

1964   Campaigning at Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson pledges the creation of the Great Society.

1971   In Madison Square Garden, New York New York

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, Ivan Koloff pins Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF World Title, ending the longest reign ever of that title to date.

1988   The first World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment

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 (WWE) (WWF at the time) SummerSlam main event — featuring Hulk "Hulkamania" Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage versus André the Giant and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase — is held in Madison Square Garden in New York City New York City

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2004   World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment

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 (WWE) marks the 20th Anniversary of their flagship pay per view event WrestleMania. Wrestlemania XX is held in Madison Square Garden where the first Wrestlemania was held 20 years previously.