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November 22, 1963 started with the sale of the Detroit Lions to the Ford family and that franchise hasn't sniffed anything close to the NFL Championship since.
Elsewhere, Wilhelm Bieglbock, a man found guilty during the Nuremberg Doctor trials died.
As the day progressed, a couple more significant deaths occurred in the writing world as Aldous Huxley and CS Lewis both died.
Over in England, there was some buzz about a new show that was set to debut the following night called Doctor Who.
In the music world, a pair of albums were released. The Beatles' With the Beatles included "All My Loving" and their cover of "Money (That's What I Want)." Phil Spector released A Christmas Gift for You which was a compilation effort. Highlights include Darlene Love's "Winter Wonderland" and "Sleigh Ride" by the Ronettes.
Speaking of music, the Billboard Hot 100 #1 that day was Dale and Grace's cover of "I'm Leaving It Up to You." As it so happens, Dale and Grace were part of Dick Clark's Cavalcade of Stars tour and their next stop was Dallas where they were scheduled to perform that night. Already in town, Dale and Grace checked out the big motorcade event from their hotel, watching it pass by.
Not long after passing by Dale and Grace, President Kennedy, part of the motorcade was assassinated. Not long after that, Dallas Police Officer and World War II veteran JD Tippit was shot and killed. The Cavalcade of Stars event in Dallas would be canceled.
Breaking the news of the assassination on network television was CBS who interrupted an episode of As the World Turns. After an audio interruption about the shooting, the episode continued on for a little longer before finally being preempted for good by Walter Cronkite. Network coverage of Dallas would take over, pushing back regular programming to later airdates, including an episode of The Twilight Zone episode, Night Call which would eventually air on February 7, 1964.
As more information came in and a series of phone brownouts occurred in Washington, DC, Commissioner Pete Rozelle of the NFL was confronted with the possibility of cancelling or postponing that week's slate of games. Joe Foss, Commissioner of the AFL had the same dilemma to face. Commissioner Foss would postpone the week's action, causing the entire season to push back an extra week. Commissioner Rozelle would have the NFL go on as scheduled, leading the Dallas Cowboys to deal with some sick heckling from Cleveland fans as they faced the Browns on the road that Sunday. Cleveland would win 27-17.
In College Football, some games were postponed while others went on as scheduled, including a game that night which saw NC State beat Wake Forest 42-0 in front of 15k fans in Raleigh, helping them clinch a share of the ACC title with North Carolina. The Tar Heels had beaten NC State earlier in the season.
Elsewhere, Wilhelm Bieglbock, a man found guilty during the Nuremberg Doctor trials died.
As the day progressed, a couple more significant deaths occurred in the writing world as Aldous Huxley and CS Lewis both died.
Over in England, there was some buzz about a new show that was set to debut the following night called Doctor Who.
In the music world, a pair of albums were released. The Beatles' With the Beatles included "All My Loving" and their cover of "Money (That's What I Want)." Phil Spector released A Christmas Gift for You which was a compilation effort. Highlights include Darlene Love's "Winter Wonderland" and "Sleigh Ride" by the Ronettes.
Speaking of music, the Billboard Hot 100 #1 that day was Dale and Grace's cover of "I'm Leaving It Up to You." As it so happens, Dale and Grace were part of Dick Clark's Cavalcade of Stars tour and their next stop was Dallas where they were scheduled to perform that night. Already in town, Dale and Grace checked out the big motorcade event from their hotel, watching it pass by.
Not long after passing by Dale and Grace, President Kennedy, part of the motorcade was assassinated. Not long after that, Dallas Police Officer and World War II veteran JD Tippit was shot and killed. The Cavalcade of Stars event in Dallas would be canceled.
Breaking the news of the assassination on network television was CBS who interrupted an episode of As the World Turns. After an audio interruption about the shooting, the episode continued on for a little longer before finally being preempted for good by Walter Cronkite. Network coverage of Dallas would take over, pushing back regular programming to later airdates, including an episode of The Twilight Zone episode, Night Call which would eventually air on February 7, 1964.
As more information came in and a series of phone brownouts occurred in Washington, DC, Commissioner Pete Rozelle of the NFL was confronted with the possibility of cancelling or postponing that week's slate of games. Joe Foss, Commissioner of the AFL had the same dilemma to face. Commissioner Foss would postpone the week's action, causing the entire season to push back an extra week. Commissioner Rozelle would have the NFL go on as scheduled, leading the Dallas Cowboys to deal with some sick heckling from Cleveland fans as they faced the Browns on the road that Sunday. Cleveland would win 27-17.
In College Football, some games were postponed while others went on as scheduled, including a game that night which saw NC State beat Wake Forest 42-0 in front of 15k fans in Raleigh, helping them clinch a share of the ACC title with North Carolina. The Tar Heels had beaten NC State earlier in the season.