In the present day is Monday, Nov. 25, the 330th day of 2024. There are 36 days left within the 12 months.
In the present day in historical past:
On Nov. 25, 1963, the physique of President John F. Kennedy was laid to relaxation at Arlington Nationwide Cemetery after a funeral procession by means of Washington; an estimated 1 million folks lined the procession route.
Additionally on this date:
In 1783, following the conclusion of the Revolutionary Conflict, the final remaining British troops in the US had been evacuated from New York Metropolis.
In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Ronald Reagan and Lawyer Normal Edwin Meese revealed that earnings from secret arms gross sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels.
In 1999, Elian Gonzalez, a 5-year-old Cuban boy, was rescued by a pair of sport fishermen off the coast of Florida, setting off a global custody battle.
In 2001, because the conflict in Afghanistan entered its eighth week, CIA officer Johnny “Mike” Spann was killed throughout a jail rebellion in Mazar-e-Sharif, changing into America’s first fight casualty of the battle.
In 2016, Fidel Castro, who led his rebels to a victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the facility of 10 U.S. presidents throughout his half-century of rule in Cuba, died at age 90.
In the present day’s Birthdays:
Soccer Corridor of Fame coach Joe Gibbs is 84.
Actor John Larroquette is 77.
Dance choose Bruno Tonioli (TV: “Dancing with the Stars”) is 69.
Musician Amy Grant is 64.
Soccer Corridor of Famer Cris Carter is 59.
Rapper-producer Erick Sermon is 56.
Actor Jill Hennessy is 56.
Actor Christina Applegate is 53.
Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb is 48.
Former first daughter Barbara Pierce Bush is 43.
Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager is 43.
Soccer supervisor and former participant Xabi Alonso is 43.
Actor Stephanie Hsu is 34.
