A military celebration went very wrong 50 years ago at Shea Stadium During a pregame ceremony to honor the Army’s 200th birthday, cannons loaded with blanks blew out panels of the outfield fence.

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Fifty years ago, Shea Stadium was the only place to be. That’s not an ad campaign. That's a fact. In 1975, the circular ballpark in Flushing and famously in the flight path of jet planes landing ...

On August 15, 1965, the modern stadium rock concert was born with The Beatles' outdoor show at New York's packed Shea Stadium.

Shea Stadium during a Mets-Giants game on May 31, 1964. Credit: AP/John Lindsay But when it all started, the modern new stadium and modern new fair site were inextricably linked.

New York City’s history is filled with high-powered baseball stars: Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Tom Seaver, David Wright, and many more. But where do all those stars get their start? For most, it’s the ...

PUBLISHED: April 16, 2024 at 7:53 PM EDT It took 29 months to plan and construct Shea Stadium and it wasn’t even fully complete when the Mets hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 17, 1964.

Norwood's Shea Stadium is in the process of its first renovation project since 2002. The stadium, which opened in 1972, is the home to a dozen Norwood City Schools teams.

On Aug. 15, 1965, The Beatles took the stage at Shea Stadium. At this point in their careers, they were used to playing large concerts and facing the intensity of their fans.

Videos by American Songwriter Live at Shea Stadium 1982 will be released on March 1 as a two-CD set and a three-LP collection. The date coincides with Who frontman Roger Daltrey’s 80th birthday.