1988 Event Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum 1988 Event 1st NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum - Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93 1983 Event Smallest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Nets-1,814) 1981 Event Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum 1979 Event Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum 1976 Event Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130) 1974 Event Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers and MISL's Crunch 1972 Event 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2 1972 Event 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition) 1966 Event 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101 1966 Event Oakland Coliseum Arena opens 1964 Event Beatles 1st live appearance in U.S.; Washington D.C. Coliseum 1959 Event 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA 1958 Event Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line 1958 Event Los Angeles Coliseum Commission approves 2-yr pact allows Dodgers to use facility 1935 Event Transcontinental Roller Derby begins (Chicago Coliseum)
