Fenway Park

Fenway Park is the home ballpark for the Boston Red Sox baseball club. It is located near, and named for, the Fenway neighborhood in the heart of Boston, which in turn is named for the nearby fens, or marshes. It opened on April 20, 1912, the same day as the now-defunct Tiger Stadium in Detroit. This makes it the oldest ballpark still in active use in Major League Baseball.

Non-baseball uses of the park

Despite its small size, Fenway's oblong layout actually makes it reasonably viable as a football facility. The National Football League's Boston Redskins played at Fenway from 1933 to 1936 after playing the 1932 season at Braves Field under their original name Boston Braves (the name borrowed from their landlords), and before transferring south to become the Washington Redskins. The American Football League's Boston Patriots played at Fenway from 1963 to 1968 after first similarly trying Nickerson Field, the direct descendant of Braves Field. The one-time crosstown rival Braves used Fenway as their home ground during the 1914 World Series. At various times in the past, Boston College and Boston University played football games here.

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National Football League - Boston Redskins - 1933 - 1936 - 1932 - Braves Field - American Football League - Boston Patriots - 1963 - 1968 - Nickerson Field - Braves - 1914 - World Series - Boston College - Boston University

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One of the most famous campaign speeches in American political history was made here in the 1940 Presidential campaign, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt promised that he would not send American servicemen into foreign wars. During this time World War II was raging in Europe, but the United States was officially neutral, although it was aiding Great Britain and the Soviet Union. This speech was noted repeatedly by Roosevelt's political opponents, even after Japanese air forces attacked United States Navy forces at Pearl Harbor and Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.

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Campaign - 1940 - President - Franklin D. Roosevelt - World War II - Europe - Neutral - Great Britain - Soviet Union - Japan - United States Navy - Pearl Harbor - Germany - Italy

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Although Fenway Park was not noted as a frequent venue for rock concerts, recent musical performances by acts such as the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and Jimmy Buffett have drawn critical and commercial attention.

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Rock concerts - Rolling Stones - Bruce Springsteen - Jimmy Buffett

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