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2008 160 square mile part of the Antarctic ice shelf disintegrates

1999 Jose Quintero, director, founded the Circle in the Square company, dies at 75

1996 Sony does not renew lease on megatron in Times Square

1995 Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84

1995 Ted Sannella, square dance caller, dies of cancer

1995 "Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square New York City after 80 performances

1995 "Rose Tattoo" opens at Circle in the Square Theater New York City for 80 performances

1995 "Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City after 49 performances

1991 Paramount at Madison Square Garden in New York City opens

1991 Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die

1990 500 pound Hershey Kiss is displayed in Times Square

1990 China lifts martial law (imposed after Tiananmen Square massacre)

1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing

1989 Lincoln Square in Bronx named

1989 Demonstration for democratic reforms in Beijing's Tiananmen square

1989 Approx 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China

1989 Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China

1989 Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom

1989 Madison Square Garden announces 2-year $100 M renovation plan

1987 West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia

1987 West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square

1982 Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev

1981 Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co

1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square

1980 Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden

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

1974 Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens

1973 Mike Burke, President (New York Yankees)/dir (Madison Square Garden), dies

1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden

1972 Elvis Presley records a live album at New York's Madison Square Garden

1971 "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City after 2329 performances

1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden

1969 Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars)

1968 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers

1968 Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens (New York City)

1967 John Femia, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Square Pegs, Hello Larry

1965 "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City for 2329 performances

1965 Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66

1965 Sarah Jessica Parker, born in Nelsonville, Ohio, actress, Square Pegs, LA Story

1964 Paul Parker, born in West Ham, London, athlete, soccer player, commentator, critical player at 1990 World Cup with England, manager, Blue Square Premier League

1963 Tracy Nelson, California, actress, Glitter, Square Pegs, Father Dowling

1963 Michael Gostigian, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, pentathelete, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1961 Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square

1961 Cathy Silvers, New York City, actress, Jenny-Happy Days, Foley Square

1960 David Boon, cricketer, short backward square from Tasmania

1960 Frank Lloyd, director (Berkeley Square, Blood on the Sun), dies at 72

1959 Harold Huber, actor (I Cover Times Square), dies at 49

1958 Union Square, San Francisco becomes state historical landmark

1957 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade

1953 Sanford Jensen, born in South Haven, Michigan, actor, Foley Square

1952 "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 7 performances

1952 "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 7 performances

1951 Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden

1946 New York Knicks' 1st game at Madison Square Garden loses 78-68 to Chicago Stags

1945 Victory celebration at Red Square

1944 Tracy Nelson, Madison Wisconsin, singer and actress, Square Pegs

1944 Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28

1943 New York City's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater

1943 Lynch Triangle (Square) in Bronx named

1941 Ground broken for Union Square Garage, San Francisco

1940 Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off

1939 Birdbaths installed in Union Square, SF

1929 John Baldridge' "Berkeley Square," premieres in New York City

1929 Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords

1926 Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square

1926 Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I

1925 1st hockey game at Madison Square Garden, Mont Candiens 3, New York Americans 1

1925 Richard C. Sarafian, New York City, director/actor, Foley Square

1924 Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square

1920 Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St. New York City

1916 Laird Cregar, born in Philadelphia, actor, Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square

1911 Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder

1909 Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, New York City

1908 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square

1907 For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year

1906 Stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit

1900 1st U.S. automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (New York City)

1900 1st-ever U.S. auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in New York City

1897 Bronx acquires Hutton Square

1897 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden

1896 Bronx acquires O'Brien Square

1896 1st U.S. women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden

1883 1st New York Horse Show held (Madison Square Garden)

1879 Madison Square Garden opens

1879 Gilmore Garden (New York City) renamed Madison Square Garden

1879 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Square Garden, New York City)

1835 New Orleans gives U.S. government Jackson Square to be used as a mint

1795 Amsterdam celebrates Revolution on the Dam; Square of Revolution

1754 Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish, architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52


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