Why does jim have a "peculiar expression" on his face when he first comes home in "the gift of the magi"? a. he realizes that he's forgotten to buy della a christmas gift. b. he realizes that the combs he bought della for christmas will be useless now. c. he regrets not telling della that he does not want a chain for his watch. d. he regrets selling his watch to afford della's christmas gift.

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.