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1998 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena KC

1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Washington Wizards

1997 Washington Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5

1997 47th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 11-7 at San Jose Arena

1996 Montreal Canadian's 1st game in their new arena

1996 Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86

1995 Key Arena opens, Seattle Supersonics beat Los Angeles Lakers 103-89

1994 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98

1994 Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena

1994 Gund Arena in Cleveland opens

1994 Michel R Vassallucci, French/Netherlands publisher (Arena), dies at 32

1992 1st NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105

1992 "Gorgeous" George, Arena, wrestler, dies at 84

1992 America West Arena opens in Phoenix

1992 NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, KC

1992 Roberto D'Aubuisson, El Salvadorian founder (ARENA), dies

1991 Oakland A's stadium becomes 1st outdoor arena to ban smoking

1989 Orlando Arena opens

1988 Arco Arena in Sacramento, California opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75

1988 1st NBA game at Miami Arena, Miami Heat loss to Los Angeles Clippers, 111-91

1988 Miami Arena opens

1988 New York Knights 1st arena football game beats Cobras 60-52 (10,157 in Los Angeles)

1984 1st NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - Clipper beat Knick, 107-105

1981 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99

1981 Meadowlands Arena opens in New Jersey

1980 Dallas Mavericks 1st game at Reunion Arena beat San Antonio 103-92

1980 Reunion Arena in Dallas opens

1977 Jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54

1975 Denv Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St. Louis Spirits

1975 McNichols Sports Arena in Denver opens

1974 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121

1974 Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens

1974 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641)

1973 Capital Centre (USAir Arena) in Washington D.C. opens

1973 U.S. Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96

1972 Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178)

1966 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101

1966 Oakland Coliseum Arena opens

1961 Michel R Vassallucci, French/Netherlands publisher, Arena

1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever

1951 Bruce Arena, born in Brooklyn, New York, soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold

1950 Amos Gitai, actor, Neo-Fascist Trilogy, Golem, Arena of Murder

1933 Antwerp Sports arena opens

1924 Robert Horton, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena

1918 NHL Montreal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down

1915 Henry Morgan, born in New York City, comedian/TV panelist, I've Got a Secret, Arena

1909 Jay Morris Arena, inventor and pediatrician

1905 Hippodrome arena opens in New York City


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