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** Shea Stadium opens in Flushing, New York.
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** The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at Wembley Stadium, is televised live to over 1 billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research.
** Denmark beats Germany 2 – 0 to win the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
** Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela.
** Monday Night Football debuts on ABC ; the Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Jets 31-21 in front of more than 85, 000 fans at Cleveland Stadium.
** Tom Dempsey, who was born with a deformed right foot and right hand, set a National Football League record by kicking a 63-yard field goal to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium.
** Paced by a prodigious home run by Reggie Jackson which hits a transformer on the roof of Tiger Stadium, the American League defeats the National League 6-4 in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Detroit.
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** In Houston, Texas, the Harris County Domed Stadium ( more commonly known as the Astrodome ) opens.
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