A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Madison Square Garden"
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1879 At New York CityNew York City [i] in the [[United States]...
's Madison Square Garden the first artificial ice rink in North AmericaNorth America North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i] ...
opens.
1879New York CityNew York City [i] in the [[United States]...
's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry VanderbiltWilliam Henry Vanderbilt William H. Vanderbilt was a businessman and a member of the prominent United States [i] Vanderbilt family [i] ...
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 televisedTelevision Television is a telecommunication [i] system for
...
prize boxingBoxing Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting or the sweet science , is a sport [i] ...
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 YorkNew York New York is a state [i] in the northeastern [i] United States [i]. ...
, 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 EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media [i] , sports [i] ...
(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 CityNew York City [i] in the [[United States]...
.
2004World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media [i] , sports [i] ...
(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.
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