Keywords: architecture building Lights in Charlotte, NC, downtown buildings spelling NFL on the evening of October 25, 1993. According to the Panthers website - www.panthers.com/team/history/chronology.html - the deal was officially done on 26 October 1993. The online timeline says: 1993, October 26 – At the league meeting in Chicago, NFL owners unanimously select the Carolinas as the 29th NFL franchise and the first expansion team since 1976. The 25 october 1993 date could still be right. It makes sense that on the night prior to the official vote announcement – the night of 25 October 1993 – Charlotte would show their enthusiasm for welcoming an NFL franchise with some city-wide show of support. From the News and Observer Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC. Copyright owned by The Raleigh News & Observer newspaper. DO NOT USE OR PUBLISH WITHOUT EXPRESSED PERMISSION FROM THE N&O. Lights in Charlotte, NC, downtown buildings spelling NFL on the evening of October 25, 1993. According to the Panthers website - www.panthers.com/team/history/chronology.html - the deal was officially done on 26 October 1993. The online timeline says: 1993, October 26 – At the league meeting in Chicago, NFL owners unanimously select the Carolinas as the 29th NFL franchise and the first expansion team since 1976. The 25 october 1993 date could still be right. It makes sense that on the night prior to the official vote announcement – the night of 25 October 1993 – Charlotte would show their enthusiasm for welcoming an NFL franchise with some city-wide show of support. From the News and Observer Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC. Copyright owned by The Raleigh News & Observer newspaper. DO NOT USE OR PUBLISH WITHOUT EXPRESSED PERMISSION FROM THE N&O. |