It was a night that brought one of the most destructive revolutions in professional sports history, but one that has been largely forgotten as the decades have blown by. July 12, 1979 -- Disco ...

What cultural conditions lead to a rock shock jock blowing up disco records and starting a riot at a ballpark? That is the question that "The War on Disco," the October 30 American Experience ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rioters at Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago in 1979. - Credit: Ed Wagner Jr./Chicago Tribune/Tribune News ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Almost 37 years ago to the day, Chicago radio icon Steve Dahl blew up disco records at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979. Disco Demolition Night was an event that blew up itself into the ...

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Of all the wacky, out-of-control promotions that have been pulled at baseball games -- and there have been a few -- none is as infamous as Disco Demolition Night. The second game of a Thursday night ...

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