Benefit Events in History

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1998 Event - "Comic Relief" benefit comedy show

1988 Event - Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit concert

1986 Event - 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Striesand's benefit concert

1986 Event - 30,000,000 watch "Live Aid," a massive benefit concert

1980 Event - Barbra Streisand appears at an ACLU Benefit in California

1979 Event - Mick Jaggar and Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada

1972 Event - Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President

1968 Event - John and Yoko's "One on One" benefit for children at MSG

1937 Event - U.S. Social Security system makes its 1st benefit payment

1934 Event - NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto

1923 Event - Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day

1917 Event - Sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws

1911 Event - Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3

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