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didn't emerge until shortly after sunset. Mobbed by media, he stood in the camera lights and read a statement.
• "Although I went into great detail with Mr. Ted Wells and his team, I do not intend to discuss this matter publicly at this time," Martin said. "This is the right way to handle the situation.
• "Beyond that, I look forward to working through the process and resuming my career in the National Football League."
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Saturday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2013. There are 45 days left in the year.
• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Nov. 16, 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
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• On this date:
• In 1776, British troops captured Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution.
• In 1885, Canadian rebel leader Louis Riel was executed for high treason.
• In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union.
• In 1917, Georges Clemenceau again became prime minister of France.
• In 1946, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded at the conclusion of a conference in London.
• In 1959, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway.
• In 1960, Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable died in Los Angeles at age 59.
• In 1961, House Speaker Samuel T. Rayburn, 79, died at his home in Bonham, Texas, having served as speaker since 1940 except for two terms as minority leader of the Democrats.
• In 1966, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954.
• In 1973, Skylab 4, carrying a crew of three astronauts, was launched from Cape Canaveral on an 84-day mission.
• In 1982, an agreement was announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players.
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