Editing Soldier Field (section)

===Other events===
[[File:XXVIII International Eucharistic Congress, First General Meeting, Solemn Pontifical High Mass.jpg|thumb|right |[[Eucharistic Congress]] in 1926]]
[[File:FDR-Soldier-Field-October-28-1944.jpg|thumb|right|President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] at Soldier Field, 1944]]
[[File:Douglas MacArthur speaking at Soldier Field HD-SN-99-03036.JPEG|thumb|right |Gen. [[Douglas MacArthur]] at Soldier Field, 1951]]
[[File:Gay Games 2006, Chicago.jpg|thumb|right|Opening ceremonies of the [[2006 Gay Games]] at Soldier Field]]

*June 21–23, 1926: the 28th International [[Eucharistic Congress]] held three days of outdoor day and evening events.
*September 22, 1927: [[The Long Count Fight]], the second [[heavyweight]] championship bout between [[Jack Dempsey]] and [[Gene Tunney]], was held at Soldier Field.
*June 24, 1932: a war show celebrating the bicentennial of [[George Washington]]'s birth featured [[Amelia Earhart]].<ref>{{cite news| title =Planes Thrill Crowd at Military Show| newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune| date =June 25, 1932}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title =1,500 Soldiers Will Move into Loop Wednesday| newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune| date =June 13, 1932}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last =Laughlin| first =Kathleen| title =Amelia Flies to City; Given Noisy Ovation| newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune|date =June 25, 1932}}</ref>
*May 27, 1933: Soldier Field held the opening ceremonies of the [[Century of Progress]] [[World's Fair]]. [[Postmaster General]] and [[Democratic National Convention|DNC]]-Chairman [[James Farley]] facilitated the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chicago Fair Opened by Farley; Rays of Arcturus Start Lights|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 28, 1933}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= O'Donnell Bennett|first=James|title=Exposition Starts with Pageant in Soldiers' Field|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=May 28, 1933}}</ref>
*October 28, 1944: U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] made an appearance at Soldier Field, which was the only Midwestern speaking appearance he made in his last re-election campaign. This appearance was attended by over 150,000 (with at least as many people attempting to attend who were unable to gain admission).<ref>{{cite news|last=Gentry|first=Guy |title=700,000 Tickets Out for F.D.R. Rally Tonight|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=October 28, 1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Record Crowd Hears President Give Peace Program|newspaper=[[Chicago Defender]]|date=November 4, 1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, "Campaign Address at Soldier Field, Chicago" October 28, 1944|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Edwards|first=Willard |title=F.D.R. Promises New Deal No. 2; Dewey Hits at War 'Credit' Claim|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=October 29, 1944}}</ref><ref>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], "Campaign Address at Soldier Field", October 28, 1944</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Postwar Goal: 60 Million Jobs| newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date =October 29, 1944 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Record Crowd In Chicago | newspaper = [[Chicago Defender]]| date = November 4, 1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kennedy|first=David M.|title=Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945|url=https://archive.org/details/freedomfromfeara00kenn|url-access=registration|year=1999|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York City|pages=[https://archive.org/details/freedomfromfeara00kenn/page/767 767]–769; 774–775|isbn=978-0-19-503834-7}}</ref>
*April 25, 1951: [[Douglas MacArthur]], [[General of the Army (United States)|US General]] during [[World War II]], addressed a crowd of 50,000 at Soldier Field in his first visit to the United States in 14 years.
*June 21, 1964: the [[Chicago Freedom Movement]], led by [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], held a rally here. As many as 75,000 came to hear Reverend King, Reverend [[Theodore Hesburgh]] (president of the [[University of Notre Dame]], Archbishop [[Arthur M. Brazier]], and Minister [[Edgar Chandler (minister)|Edgar Chandler]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/services/rjd/CULExhibit/Urban%20League%20Exhibit/4_1_IL%20Freedom%20Rally.htm |title=Freedom Summer in Chicago: An Anticlimax |website=Uic.edu |publisher=[[University of Illinois at Chicago]] Library |access-date=January 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227210920/http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/services/rjd/CULExhibit/Urban%20League%20Exhibit/4_1_IL%20Freedom%20Rally.htm |archive-date=February 27, 2015 }}</ref>
*July 10, 1966: the [[Chicago Freedom Movement]] held a second rally here. As many as 60,000 people came to hear Dr. King, as well as [[Mahalia Jackson]], [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Peter, Paul and Mary]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cohen|first1=Adam|last2=Taylor|first2=Elizabeth|title=American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation|url=https://archive.org/details/americanpharaohmcoh00cohe|url-access=registration|year=2000|publisher=Little, Brown|location=Boston|isbn=0-316-83403-3|oclc=42392137|page={{Page needed|date=May 2010}}}}</ref>
*1974: The [[Chicago Fire (WFL)|Chicago Fire]] of the [[World Football League]] (WFL) played here before folding in 1975.
*October 13, 1983: David D. Meilahn made the first-ever commercial [[mobile phone|cell phone]] call on a [[Motorola DynaTAC]] from his [[Mercedes-Benz]] [[Mercedes-Benz R107|380SL]] at Soldier Field. This is considered a major turning point in communications. The call was to Bob Barnett, the former president of [[Ameritech Mobile Communications]], who then placed a call on a DynaTAC from a [[Chrysler]] [[convertible]] to the grandson of [[Alexander Graham Bell]], who was in Germany.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04EED8173BF935A35752C0A9669C8B63 |title=Cell Phones Ruin the Opera? Meet the Culprit |work=The New York Times |first=Ted |last=Oehmke |date=January 6, 2000 |access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref>
*The stadium was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Chicago|National Register of Historic Places]] beginning in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Cook/state9.html|title=Soldier Field – Building #84001052|year=1984|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=May 21, 2010|archive-date=April 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412040133/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/il/Cook/state9.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Its [[National Historic Landmark]] status was removed in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20060428.HTM|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|publisher=National Park Service|date=April 28, 2006|access-date=July 24, 2012|archive-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231002454/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20060428.HTM|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In the summer of 2006, the stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the [[2006 Gay Games|Gay Games]].<ref>Noel, Josh; Elejalde-Ruiz, Alexia (July 16, 2006). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/07/16/pride-support-protest-mark-opening/ "Pride, Support, Protest Mark Opening"], ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved March 5, 2016.</ref>
*In 2012, United States President [[Barack Obama]] held the [[2012 Chicago summit]], a [[NATO summit|summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)]], at [[McCormick Place]] and Soldier Field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8826|title=President Obama throws football at Soldier Field|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=May 21, 2012|access-date=July 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619134137/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8826|archive-date=June 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*When the field and nearby [[Shedd Aquarium]] had to close to visitors due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Soldier Field became the exercise grounds for the aquarium's [[penguin]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch: Penguins visit the home of the Bears|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/video/penguins-tour-soldier-field-home-of-chicago-bears-96498757768|access-date=2020-11-30|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref>