Yes... that was the debut of the "new" Ronald McDonald figure, looked much different from the "original" played by Willard Scott in 1963.
The 38th Academy Awards Ceremony in 1966 was the first to be televised in color.
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The World Cup was first televised in 1954.
There isn't a contract as such. The National Football League has an understanding with the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys that they will host traditional Thanksgiving Day games each season. The Lions have played on Thanksgiving since 1933. The Cowboys have played an afternoon game on the holiday in all but two years since 1966. In recent years, the NFL has added a third Thanksgiving game, which is televised in prime time.
Petula Clark's Hit Parade was created in 1966.
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Thanksgiving Day in 1966 was November 24th.
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Thanksgiving was Thursday, November 23, 1972.
Thanksgiving was on November 24 in 1955, 1960, 1966, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1994, 2005 and 2011.
At the time (1966 season), the American Football League had a TV contract with NBC and the National Football League had a TV contract with CBS. For the first Super Bowl, both NBC and CBS televised the game. Each network used their regular announcers.