Showing posts with label superdome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label superdome. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2026

January 26, 1986: The Super Bowl Shuffle

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January 26, 1986, 40 years ago:  Super Bowl XX is played at the Superdome in New Orleans. It was meant to be a coronation for the Chicago Be...
Friday, August 29, 2025

August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina

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August 29, 2005, 20 years ago:  Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, Louisiana, resulting in a broken levee that flooded the city, which was ...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025

August 3, 1975: The Superdome Opens

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August 3, 1975, 50 years ago:  The Louisiana Superdome opens in downtown New Orleans. Trumpeter Al Hirt and clarinetist Pete Fountain, both ...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025

January 1, 1935: The 1st Orange Bowl & the 1st Sugar Bowl

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January 1, 1935, 90 years ago:  The 1st Orange Bowl is played, at Miami Field in Miami. Unlike in a few later appearances, having the home-f...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023

April 5, 1993: The Timeout That Chris Webber Didn't Have

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April 5, 1993, 30 years ago:  The most famous timeout in the history of sports is one that didn't even exist. But then, officially, neit...
Thursday, February 3, 2022

February 3, 2002: The New England Patriots' Underdog Win

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February 3, 2002, 20 years ago: Super Bowl XXXVI is played at the Superdome in New Orleans. Remember when the New England Patriots were con...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

How to Be a Giant Fan In New Orleans -- 2021 Edition

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This coming Sunday, the New York Giants will be in what has been called "America's only foreign city," to play the New Orleans...