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2009 The 5th Summit of the Americas takes place in Port of Spain, Trinidad, thirty-four heads of government attend
1997 President Clinton's daughter Chelsea chooses to attend Stanford College 1995 Million Man March held in Washington D.C. (over 800,000 black men attend) 1995 Shannon Faulkner becomes 1st woman to attend the Citadel 1995 Shlomo Averbach, Rabbi, buried in Jerusalem, 250,000 attend 1995 10,000s South Africans attend state funeral of Joe Slovo 1994 1 million Greeks attend Melina Mercouri's funeral 1992 Marc Tannenbaum, rabbi (only Jew to attend Vatican II), dies at 66 1991 Palestinians attend U.S. mideast peace talks in Madrid 1991 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park 1987 "334" club forms as 334 brave Devil fans journey through 20" of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 victory over Calgary at Meadowlands 1987 Blizzard in NJ, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, New Jersey wins 7-5 1979 Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, New York City 1978 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, New York 1978 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in New York 1978 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario California 1974 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California 1974 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" 1972 200,000 attend Mount Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania 1972 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico 1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana 1970 30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield, Connecticut 1970 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, New York City 1970 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival 1969 300,000 attend Altamont California rock concert feature Rolling Stones 1969 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati 1969 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival 1969 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival 1969 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash 1969 110,000 attend Atlantic City Pop Festival 1969 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival 1969 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin 1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island 1969 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival 1969 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear 1968 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival 1968 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, California 1968 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert 1967 50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival 1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California 1967 20,000 attend Human Be-In, SF 1966 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights 1965 Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert 1964 Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1960 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer 1954 James E. Wilkins is 1st black to attend a U.S. cabinet meeting 1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever 1950 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington D.C. 1924 White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend 1920 Red Sox-Indians game postponed in Boston to allow Indian players to attend Ray Chapman's funeral in Cleveland 1916 Women are allowed to attend a boxing match 1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st President to attend a World Series game 1873 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1852 Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school 1838 Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions 1827 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna 1430 Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services 1428 King Alfonso V, orders Sicily's Jews to attend conversion sermons |
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