On This Day in History
The Heidi Game cuts off a Jets–Raiders finish
1968NBC cut away from a football game between the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets to broadcast the film Heidi, and viewers in the Eastern United States missed a dramatic finish. The episode became known as the Heidi Game. (Heidi Game)
Also on this day
- 1989 The Little Mermaid reaches theaters — Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid, a film that began what later came to be called the Disney Renaissance.
- 1950 The 14th Dalai Lama assumes temporal power — The 14th Dalai Lama assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of 15.
Born this day in 1925: Rock Hudson, American actor.
Events from Wikipedia’s On This Day list, CC BY-SA 4.0. See also the Library of Congress essay Today in History.