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England completes 1st innings victory in Tests vs. Australia at Melbourne Cricket Grounds

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest stadium globally and the second-largest cricket stadium by capacity. The MCG is within walking distance of the Melbourne central business district and is served by Richmond and Jolimont railway stations, as well as the route 70, 75 and 48 trams. It is adjacent to Melbourne Park and is an integral part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.

Since it was built in 1853, the MCG has undergone numerous renovations.

Historical Significance

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia.

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  4. US educational pioneer Booker T. Washington (26) weds Fanny Smith

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  5. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuts in Moscow

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Events After

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  2. Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts

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  3. First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, is published

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  4. Siege of Khartoum, Sudan, begins by Mahdist forces and lasts ten months

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  5. American mechanical engineer Frederick Winslow Taylor (28) weds Louise M. Spooner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest stadium globally and the second-largest cricket stadium by capacity. The MCG is within walking distance of the Melbourne central business district and is served by Richmond and Jolimont railway stations, as well as the route 70, 75 and 48 trams.
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The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia.

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