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25 Nov 1120
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English royal yacht "White Ship" leaves in storm
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25 Nov 1165
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RC German Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa visits Utrecht
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25 Nov 1185
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Umberto Crivelli replaces Lucius III as Pope Urban III
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25 Nov 1277
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Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III
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25 Nov 1357
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Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace
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25 Nov 1500
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Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus
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25 Nov 1659
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Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg
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25 Nov 1688
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Princess Anne flies from London to Nottingham
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25 Nov 1715
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1st English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
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25 Nov 1744
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Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague
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25 Nov 1758
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Britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French
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25 Nov 1758
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Britain captures Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)
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25 Nov 1766
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Pope Clement XIII warns On the dangers of anti-Christian writings
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25 Nov 1783
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Britain evacuates NY, their last military position in US
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25 Nov 1805
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The opera "Tha
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25 Nov 1817
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1st sword swallower in US performs (NYC)
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25 Nov 1834
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Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents
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25 Nov 1841
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35 Amistad survivors return to Africa
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25 Nov 1847
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Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna)
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25 Nov 1847
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The opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna)
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25 Nov 1863
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Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
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25 Nov 1864
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Confederate retreat at Sandersville, Georgia
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25 Nov 1864
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Confederate plot to burn NYC, fails
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25 Nov 1867
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US Congress commission looks into "impeachment" of President Andrew Johnson
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25 Nov 1867
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Alfred Nobel invents dynamite
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25 Nov 1884
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John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk
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25 Nov 1894
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Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis
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25 Nov 1897
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Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy
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25 Nov 1899
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Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers
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25 Nov 1908
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Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yards
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25 Nov 1911
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3rd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7
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25 Nov 1912
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American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Illinois
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25 Nov 1912
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Socialist International rejects that world war is coming
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25 Nov 1913
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Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in the White House
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25 Nov 1920
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1st Thanksgiving Parade (Philadelphia)
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25 Nov 1920
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WTAW of College Station, TX, broadcast 1st football play-by-play
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25 Nov 1922
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Japanese crown Prince Hirohito appointed prince-regent
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25 Nov 1925
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KPD proposes German Parliament expropriate possession of monarchy
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25 Nov 1929
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Belgium government Jaspar falls
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25 Nov 1930
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Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP and Joe Cronin as AL MVP
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25 Nov 1930
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690 earthquake shocks recorded in 1 day (Ito Japan)
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25 Nov 1933
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1st Soviet liquid rocket attains altitude of 261' (80m)
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25 Nov 1935
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Resident Institution for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam
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25 Nov 1936
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Germany and Japan sign anti-Komintern pact
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25 Nov 1940
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Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die
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25 Nov 1940
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Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa
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25 Nov 1940
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U of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98
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25 Nov 1941
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German Jews in the Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)
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25 Nov 1941
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Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player / manager
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25 Nov 1942
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National Organization for Aid to Underground, LO, forms
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25 Nov 1943
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U-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
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25 Nov 1944
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32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6
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25 Nov 1947
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Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey
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25 Nov 1947
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New Zealand accedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion
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25 Nov 1948
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KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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25 Nov 1948
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Fort Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed
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25 Nov 1948
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KING-TV, Seattle, goes on the air with 1st Pacific NW telecast
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25 Nov 1949
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"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts
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25 Nov 1949
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Ted Williams, wins AL MVP
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25 Nov 1950
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"Tickets, Please" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 245 performances
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25 Nov 1950
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38th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 13-0
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25 Nov 1950
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UN gives Eritrea to Ethiopia
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25 Nov 1951
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Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden
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25 Nov 1951
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17 die in a train crash in Woodstock AL
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25 Nov 1951
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Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
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25 Nov 1952
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George Meany appointed as Chairman of AFL
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25 Nov 1952
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Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (11-1) beats Bears 27-23
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25 Nov 1953
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"Guys & Dolls" closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 1200 performances
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25 Nov 1953
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Earthquake / tsnunami strike Honshu Japan
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25 Nov 1953
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Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3
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25 Nov 1955
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Race segregation forbidden on trains and buses between US states
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25 Nov 1957
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President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech
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25 Nov 1958
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Senegal becomes an autonomous state in the French Community
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25 Nov 1959
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"Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 460 performances
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25 Nov 1960
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1st atomic reactor for research and development, Richland Washington
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25 Nov 1960
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CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr Malone and 2nd Mrs Burton) and cancels 4 other series
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25 Nov 1961
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NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points
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25 Nov 1962
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WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast
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25 Nov 1963
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JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery,
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25 Nov 1965
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Congo milt coup under General Mobutu, President Kasavubu overthrown
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25 Nov 1966
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Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
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25 Nov 1966
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Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31)
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25 Nov 1967
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"Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 463 performances
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25 Nov 1967
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Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time
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25 Nov 1969
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Kansas City outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
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25 Nov 1969
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John Lennon returns his MBE
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25 Nov 1970
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Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
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25 Nov 1971
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"Dan Cooper" jumps with $200,000 out of plane over Washington
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25 Nov 1971
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37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (QB)
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25 Nov 1972
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"Ambassador" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 9 performances
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25 Nov 1973
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3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai
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25 Nov 1973
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61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18
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25 Nov 1973
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Maximum speed limit cut to 55 mph as an energy conservation measure
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25 Nov 1973
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Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos
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25 Nov 1974
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Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21
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25 Nov 1975
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Portuguese leftist officers occupy 4 airbases
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25 Nov 1975
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Netherlands grants Surinam independence (National Day)
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25 Nov 1976
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OJ Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit
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25 Nov 1976
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Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory of relativity
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25 Nov 1977
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David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hours 15 minutes
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25 Nov 1977
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Miss Teenage America Pageant
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25 Nov 1978
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Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight
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25 Nov 1978
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American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275
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25 Nov 1979
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"Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 53 performances
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25 Nov 1979
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67th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 17-9
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25 Nov 1979
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Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt
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25 Nov 1979
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Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30
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25 Nov 1980
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Coup in Burkina abolishes constitution
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25 Nov 1980
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Upper-Volta milt coup under Col Saye Zerbo, President Lamizana flees
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25 Nov 1980
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Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship
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25 Nov 1981
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Failed coup by South African mercenaries in Seychelles
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25 Nov 1981
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Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP
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25 Nov 1983
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Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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25 Nov 1983
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Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off
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25 Nov 1983
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Syria & Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli
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25 Nov 1983
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World's greatest robbery-
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25 Nov 1984
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Julio M Sanguinetti wins Uruguay presidential election
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25 Nov 1984
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William Schroeder, becomes 2nd to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart
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25 Nov 1985
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White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year
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25 Nov 1986
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Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal
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25 Nov 1987
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Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England at Lahore
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25 Nov 1987
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India all out for 75 vs. West Indies at Delhi, Patterson 5-24
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25 Nov 1988
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US and Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson and Akhmilovskaya wed
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25 Nov 1988
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Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve NYC assault charges
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25 Nov 1988
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Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed
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25 Nov 1988
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Widespread earthquake hits NE US, Canada; no damage reported
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25 Nov 1990
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78th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 50-11
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25 Nov 1990
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Sri Lanka all out 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17 lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17
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25 Nov 1990
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Lech Walesa wins in Poland's 1st popular election
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25 Nov 1990
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NFL's NY Giants & San Francisco 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 & L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17
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25 Nov 1993
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Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters falls
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25 Nov 1993
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Failed bomb attack on Egyptian Premier Atef Sedki, 1 dead
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25 Nov 1995
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"Patti LuPone on Broadway" closes at Walter Kerr NYC after 46 performances
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25 Nov 1996
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After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends
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25 Nov 1997
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US telephone tech Richard Bliss, arrested for spying in Russia
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