Disco Demolition Night
View of the smoke from a huge crate of disco records, just prior to its detonation as part of an anti-disco promotion at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1979. The event, held between games of a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, allowed fans to attend the games for 98 cents along with an unwanted disco record, and eventually resulted in the White Sox forfeiture of the second game due to unsafe playing conditions when fans stormed the field causing serious damage to the venue and playing surface. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
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12 July, 1979
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