Daily Archives: November 23, 2014

Flutie’s last-second Hail Mary pass overcomes Miami 30 years ago today (Nov 23 1984)


Video: '1984 - Doug Flutie's Miracle pass.mpg'

(Friday, November 23, 1984, late afternoon EST) — Quarterback Doug Flutie enhanced his legend today with a last-play touchdown pass that soared 64 yards, just out of reach of three defenders at the goal-line and into the hands of Gerard Phelan to give Boston College a 47-45 victory over Miami before a crowd of 30,235 in the Orange Bowl. Continue reading Flutie’s last-second Hail Mary pass overcomes Miami 30 years ago today (Nov 23 1984)

Ford, Brezhnev begin two-day summit in Vladivostok, Russia 40 years ago today (Nov 23 1974)


Video: 'Meeting in Vladivostok (1974)' (Nov. 23-24, 1974)

(Saturday, November 23, 1974) — The Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control, a two-day summit between American President Gerald Ford and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev for the purpose of extending arms control provisions between the Soviet Union and the United States, began this afternoon in Vladivostok, Russia. Continue reading Ford, Brezhnev begin two-day summit in Vladivostok, Russia 40 years ago today (Nov 23 1974)