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                           This
                           Day In History:
                           
                           
November
                           25 
                           
                           

                           
                           John
                           Kennedy Jr. Salutes his father's casket,
                           November 25, 1963
                           
                           
November 25, 1783--At the end
                              of the American
                              Revolution, the last British
                              soldiers leave New York.
                              
                              
November 25, 1863--Battle of
                              Missionary Ridge was fought in the
                              American
                              Civil War.
                              
                              
November 25, 1918--Colonel Paul von
                              Lettow-Vorbeck, the elusive German
                              commander in East Africa surrenders to
                              Allied forces. This surrender occurred
                              14 days after German forces in Europe
                              surrendered.
                              
                              
November 25, 1941--Admiral Harold R.
                              Stark, U.S. chief of naval operations,
                              informs Admiral Husband E. Kimmel,
                              commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at
                              Pearl Harbor, that both President
                              Roosevelt and Secretary of State
                              Cordell Hull think a Japanese surprise
                              attack against American bases in the
                              Pacifici was a distinct possibility.
                              This "war warning" is sent to
                              commanders in the Pacific. The Japanese
                              would attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 13
                              days later
                              
                              
November 25, 1949--Boston slugger
                              Ted Williams, wins the American League
                              MVP award.
                              
                              
November 25, 1961 --The Boston
                              Celtics' Bob Cousy becomes only the
                              second NBA player to score 15,000
                              points
                              
                              
November 25, 1963-- President
                              John F. Kennedy was buried at
                              Arlington National Cemetery, three days
                              after his asssassination in Dallas.
                              
                              
November 25, 1980--Boxer Sugar Ray
                              Leonard defeats Roberto Duran to regain
                              the WBC Welterweight championship
                              title
                              
                              
  
                              
                              November
                              25 Birthdays:
                              
                              
 
                              
                              
1914 --Joe DiMaggio, Hall of Fame
                              Baseball player (New York Yankees)
                              
                              
1915--Augusto Pinochet,
                              general/president of Chile
                              
                              
1920--Ricardo Montalban, actor
                              
                              
1935 --Gloria Steinem, feminist and
                              author
                              
                              
1940--Percy Sledge, soul singer
                              
                              
1944--Ben Stein, actor
                              
                               
                              
                              
1951--Bucky Dent, all star shortstop
                              (Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees
                              )
                              
                              
1960--John F. Kennedy, Jr., son of
                              President John F. Kennedy, lawyer,
                              magazine publisher
                              
                              
1960--Amy Grant, gospel/rock
                              singer
                              
                              
1963--Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback
                              (Cleveland Browns)
                              
                              
1971--Christina Applegate,
                              actress
                              
                              
 

                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
 
                              
                              
 

                              
                               
                              
                              
 
                              
                              
 
                              
                              
 
                              
                              

                        
                     
                  
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