Another Day Long Remembered

Today is a pretty big day in history. We take NaPodPoMo Day 22 to look at some of this historical events that took place on this day.







2:10 – 1963 The Assassination of President Kennedy



World history changed forever on November 22, 1963 with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We play a snippet from is this archive of ABC Radio’s coverage from that era during the show









5:35 – 1940 The First Superhero Team



DC Comics published All Star Comics #3 on this day in 1940. The issue dated Winter 1940/1941 saw the debut of the first-ever superhero all-star team, The Justice Society of America.




All-Star Comics #3 by DC Comics saw the debut of The Justice Society of America, the first superhero team!




9:25 – The Max Headroom Pirate Incident



Sunday night, November 22 1987, an unknown individual hacked the feeds of Chicago TV stations WGN and WTTW while wearing a Max Headroom mask. The perpetrator was never caught and to this day his identity remains a mystery.









November 22nd is also the birthday of superhero actors Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, and Katherine McNamara.