1994 Event Wrestlemania X at MSG NY, Bret Hart pins Yokozuna 1994 Event East beats West 9-8 in 45th NHL All Star Game at MSG in New York City 1988 Event New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M 1988 Event Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time 1987 Event Rollermania at MSG, Eastern Express beats Midwest Pioneers 1986 Event James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in MSG 1985 Event Wrestlemania I at MSG NY, Hogan and Mr. T beat Piper and Orndorf 1982 Event Over 2000 Unification Church couples marry at New York MSG 1980 Event Yes performs its last concert (MSG) 1979 Event Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG 1979 Event New York Stars (WBL) home opener at MSG in New York City 1979 Event No Nukes Concert at MSG includes Springsteen and Crosby, Stills and Nash 1979 Event The Who opens New York City concerts at MSG 1979 Event 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York 1977 Event Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame 1975 Event Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG 1974 Event John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) 1974 Event Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at MSG Washington Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak 1970 Event New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG 1968 Event Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors and 2 game misconducts in a game against New York Rangers in New York's MSG 1968 Event John and Yoko's "One on One" benefit for children at MSG 1968 Event Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens (New York City) 1964 Event Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium 1961 Event Smallest New York Knick, 49th St. MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm) 1960 Event Largest New York Knick 49th St. MSG crowd-18,499 1954 Event 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City 1948 Event Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City 1940 Event 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, New York City 1936 Birthday Tony Kubek, shortstop, New York Yankees, sportscaster, NBC-TV, MSG 1934 Event 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG) 1908 Event Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (U.S.) in MSG marathon by 60 yards 1908 Event New York Giants scores shown on electric diamonds known as "Compton's Baseball Bulletin" at MSG 1902 Event 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (MSG, New York City) 1899 Event 1st 2-man team 6-day bicycle race in U.S. begins, MSG, New York City 1891 Event 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) ends 1891 Event 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) begins 1891 Event 1st international 6-day bicycle race in U.S. (MSG, New York City) begins 1881 Event Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) 1877 Birthday Erno [Ernst von] Dohnanyi, Hungary, composer, Msg to Posterity 1844 Event Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg)
