Yankee Stadium (1923)

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Beginning in 1950, the stadium began holding religious conventions of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]. The 1958 New York International Convention of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] attracted 253,922 people from all over the world, although many were at the nearby Polo Grounds, the Yankee Stadium total of 123,707 in a single day remains the biggest attendance ever for any event at Yankee Stadium and is commemorated by a historical marker in the sidewalk nearby.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/ballpark/stadium_history.jsp |title=Yankee Stadium History &#124; New York Yankees |publisher=newyork.yankees.mlb.com |access-date=September 17, 2015 |archive-date=May 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520132204/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/ballpark/stadium_history.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> These conventions would continue on until the late 1980s. When room ran out in the stands, the ladies were asked to remove their heels, and people were brought in to sit in the outfield. There was also a makeshift camp nearby where the program was broadcast for hundreds others to listen to.

On July 20, 1957, evangelist [[Billy Graham]] attracted a crowd of 100,000 to a televised "[[revival meeting|crusade]]" at Yankee Stadium. A ''New York Times'' article of the following day described the turnout as "the largest crowd in stadium history" to that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/07/06/reviews/graham-yankee.html |title=100,000 fill Yankee Stadium to hear Graham |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 21, 1957 |access-date=September 23, 2008}}</ref>

Cardinal [[Francis Spellman]] (1957), [[Pope Paul VI]] (1965), [[Pope John Paul II]] (1969 as a cardinal, 1979 as pope) and [[Pope Benedict XVI]] (2008) all celebrated [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] at the ballpark, along with numerous clergy. On June 21, 1990, a rally was held at Yankee Stadium for [[Nelson Mandela]] upon his release from prison. On September 23, 2001, Yankee Stadium hosted a memorial service for victims of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]] in New York City.

On March 10, 2006, Yankee Stadium saw its only wedding at home plate. Blind sportswriter [[Ed Lucas]], who has been a member of the Yankee family for over 40 years, got special permission from the Yankees, the City of New York and Major League Baseball to exchange vows with his fiancée, Allison Pfieffle, on the same spot where Lou Gehrig made his famous farewell speech, among the many notable events. Over 400 people, including present and former members of the Yankee family were in attendance to see the happy couple united, and the ceremony was broadcast on [[ESPN]], the YES Network, [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today Show]]'' and other national media outlets.