JFK assassination tops my list... of course I was a Catholic teenager then and idolized him.

Funny thing is... I went to a Catholic school in Utah and had to play in the State Football championship the next day because the Mormons refused to delay the game... as did the NFL that Sunday.

Link: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/days-jfk-assassination-nfl-played-article-1.1526740