Events in Arlington History
- 1971-09-21 AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers)
- 1973-08-26 University of Texas (Arlington) is first accredited school to offer belly dancing
Baseball Record
1973-09-19 Frank Robinson, Angels OF, homers in record 32nd major league ballpark - Arlington Stadium (Arlington, Texas), against the Rangers
- 1989-08-03 Jorge Velásquez wins aboard Maddie Bumpo in the 3rd at Arlington International Racecourse to become only the 5th jockey in the world to ride 6,000 career winners
Baseball Record
1990-04-26 Texas Rangers Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 one-hitters in 1-0 win over Chicago White Sox at Arlington Stadium
- 1995-07-11 66th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 at Ballpark at Arlington Tx
- 2010-11-01 Baseball World Series: San Francisco beats Texas Rangers, 3-1 in Game 5 at Arlington to clinch Giants first title since relocating from NYC in 1958; MVP: SF shortstop Édgar Rentería
Super Bowl XLV
2011-02-06 Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX: Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25; MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB
- 2015-01-12 College Football National Championship, AT&T Stadium, Arlington: #4 Ohio State beats #2 Oregon, 42-20
WrestleMania
2016-04-03 WrestleMania XXXII, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (101,763): Roman Reigns defeats Triple H; The Undertaker beats Shane McMahon in "Hell in a Cell"
- 2020-10-27 Baseball World Series: LA Dodgers beat Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1 in Game 6 at Globe Life Field, Arlington to win first title in 32 years; MVP: Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager
- 2021-04-09 San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove no-hits the Texas Rangers, 3-0 at Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
- 2021-05-19 New York Yankees pitcher Cory Kluber no-hits Texas Rangers, 2-0 at Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Baseball Record
2022-10-04 NY Yankees slugger Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris's AL single season HR record when he slams his 62nd homer in a 3-2 loss against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
Famous People from Arlington
- 1961-04-13 Tammy Stephens, American singer (Girls Next Door - "Don't Be Cruel"), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1962-11-10 Teresa Taylor, American rock drummer (Butthole Surfers), and actress (Slackers), born in Arlington, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1966-08-20 "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, American heavy metal guitarist (Pantera), born in Arlington, Texas (d. 2004)
- 1971-11-10 Jennifer McFalls, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1976-05-04 Ben Grieve, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star & AL Rookie of the Year 1998; Oakland A's), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1983-06-17 Mickey Guyton, American country music singer ("Better Than You Left Me", "Black Like Me"), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1984-09-12 Taylor Jenkins, American basketball head coach (Memphis Grizzlies 2019-), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1990-04-10 Maren Morris, American country music singer-songwriter (The Middle), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1992-07-24 Mitch Grassi, American singer-songwriter (Superfruit), born in Arlington, Texas
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr