Madison Square Garden is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Midtown Manhattan, and the fourth building to carry that name. This version opened in 1968 above Pennsylvania Station, replacing an earlier arena on Eighth Avenue, and its construction required the demolition of the original station, a loss that helped spark the architectural preservation movement in New York. It is the home of the New York Knicks of the NBA and the New York Rangers of the NHL. The arena has hosted boxing matches such as the first Ali-Frazier fight, political conventions and countless concerts. The name comes from the first Garden, which stood beside Madison Square in the nineteenth century.
Before and after
- 1968Establishment of Gombe National Park
- 22 January 1968Launch of Apollo 5
- 30 January 1968Birth of Felipe VI of Spain
- from 30 January 1968 to 23 September 1968Tet Offensive
- 11 February 1968Construction of Madison Square Garden
- from 20 February 1968 to 30 January 2003Premiere of Columbo
- 2 March 1968Birth of Daniel Craig
- 4 March 1968Birth of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- 16 March 1968My Lai Massacre
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1946First edition of Cannes Film Festival
- from 25 August 1966 to 11 September 2001Construction of World Trade Center
- 1 December 1969Publication of Doraemon
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- 2009Premiere of As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa
- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
The era
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