20 years ago on July 27, 2001, the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas set two world records during their opening ceremony. The American Airlines Center was a 420 million dollar project designed to replace the Reunion Arena in Dallas. The area officially opened with a massive ribbon-cutting ceremony in 2001, followed by an Eagles concert the next day. However, it was not your average ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event set two world records at the same time. The first record was for the three-mile-long ribbon they used in the ceremony. The second record was for the 2,000 people that participated in cutting the ribbon. Get our free mobile app