The Heidi Game was an American football game played on November 17, 1968, in which the Oakland Raiders came from behind to defeat the New York Jets 43–32, scoring two touchdowns in the final minute to win. It obtained its nickname because the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) controversially broke away from the game with the Jets still winning to air the television film Heidi at 7 p.m. in the Eastern Time Zone. A high-scoring contest, together with a number of injuries and penalties for the two bitter American Football League rivals, caused the game to run long. NBC executives had ordered that Heidi must begin on time, but given the exciting game, they decided to postpone the start of the film. Many members of the public called NBC to inquire about the schedule, to complain or opine, jamming the network's switchboards. As NBC executives were trying to call the same switchboards to implement their decision, the change could not be communicated, and Heidi began as scheduled. The movie preempted the final moments of the game in the eastern half of the country, to the outrage of viewers. In 1997, the Heidi Game was voted the most memorable regular season game in pro football history.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1405 - The Sultanate of Sulu was established on the Sulu Archipelago off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Sulu

1869:

The Suez Canal opened, allowing shipping to travel between Europe and Asia via the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal

1970:

American inventor Douglas Engelbart received the patent for the first computer mouse (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_(computing)

1993:

General Sani Abacha ousted Ernest Shonekan to become chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sani_Abacha

2005:

"Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy almost sixty years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Canto_degli_Italiani

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

rory: 1. (obsolete) Covered by dew. 2. (obsolete) Of gaudy, tasteless, or unsubtle colors. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rory

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I would have men invest themselves with the dignity of an aim higher than the chase for wealth; choose a thing to do in life outside of the making of things, and keep it in mind, — not for a day, nor a year, but for a life-time.   --Voltairine de Cleyre https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltairine_de_Cleyre