By james art
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The rally that Republican Donald Trump is planning for Madison Square Garden on Sunday follows a long line of political events at the storied New York arena. Four buildings actually bear the name. The current garden has hosted the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. It’s also where a crowd of thousands joined a pro-Nazi German American rally in 1939, and then another crowd of thousands joined the Communist Party a week later. Marilyn Monroe took the stage in 1962 to sing a sultry “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy, adding to the legend surrounding what a New York Knicks spokesman called “the most famous arena in the world!!!”
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