ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY | |
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On May 31, 1879, Gilmore’s Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt, and opens to the public. The venue, located at 26th Street and Madison Avenue, is used for sporting events such as indoor track and field meets, boxing and the National Horse Show. Today, the fourth iteration of the Garden hosts professional basketball and ice hockey, as well as boxing, concerts, ice shows, circuses, wrestling and other forms of sports and entertainment. (Photo: Madison Square Garden circa 1879.) |
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