Disco Demolition Night
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Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball promotion on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot.
Fans having stormed the field at Comiskey Park after the explosion of disco records
A man wearing a "disco sucks" T-shirt in 1977. Backlash against disco music had grown prominent by the end of that year.
Comiskey Park served as the home stadium of the Chicago White Sox from 1910 until the end of the 1990 season
Thousands of spectators pour onto the playing field here at Comiskey Park during an "Anti-Disco" demonstration
Michael Clarke Duncan
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Michael Clarke Duncan was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other hono
Disco Demolition Night
…up the grass. The batting cage was destroyed, and the bases were pulled up and stolen. Among those taking to the field was 21-year-old aspiring actor Michael Clarke Duncan; during the melee, Duncan slid into third base, had a silver belt buckle stolen, and went home with a bat from the dugout. As Bill Veeck stood with a…
Duncan in 2009
Duncan in 2009
Crypt of Duncan at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills