{"id":208354,"date":"2020-01-01T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/november-25\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:38:02","slug":"november-25","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/november-25\/","title":{"rendered":"November 25: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 25th is also known as Parfait Day and Shopping Reminder Day.

We made it to day 329 of the year, and there are only days remaining in 2025.

Are you ready to be wowed? You certainly will be once you’ve read all the incredible events, both good and bad, that all happened on this very day.

Did you know that on this day in 1817, the US had its first sword swallowing performance in New York City? The performer was Senaa Samma, who had traveled from Tamil Nadu, India.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about November 25^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

Events\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
What memorable events happened on November 25 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2021\r\n\r\n
The crew aboard the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On Thanksgiving, the astronauts ran on a treadmill and called it a “turkey trot”! Special food was provided for the occasion; although still in vacuum-sealed packets, they enjoyed candied yams, crab bisque, turkey, and cherry blueberry cobbler to finish it all off.\r\n\r\n
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2019\r\n\r\n
The world’s largest luxury goods corporation, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), bought jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1975\r\n\r\n
The Netherlands granted Suriname independence, and has since been celebrated as Suriname Independence Day.\r\n\r\n
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1963\r\n\r\n
President John F. Kennedy’s funeral was held in Washington, D.C.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Officials from more than ninety countries attended the funeral. JFK was finally put to rest at 3:15 that afternoon in the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.\r\n\r\n
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1924\r\n\r\n
USPTO received a trademark for the Kleenex brand name.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1905\r\n\r\n
Telimco made the first-ever advertisement for a civilian radio set.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The ad in “Scientific American” had it priced at $7.50 (about $220 in 2020) and claimed to receive signals for up to one mile.\r\n\r\n
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1884\r\n\r\n
John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.\r\n\r\n
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1847\r\n\r\n
The romantic comedic opera “Marta” premiered in Vienna by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1839\r\n\r\n
A deadly cyclone struck east India killing over 300,000 people and destroying 20,000 ships.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1817\r\n\r\n
The US had its first sword-swallowing performance in New York City.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1715\r\n\r\n
The UK approved the first American patent.\r\n\r\n
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It was for a machine that processed corn.\r\n\r\n
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1667\r\n\r\n
A fatal earthquake killed 80,000 people near the city of Shemakha, Azerbaijan.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The quake was around 6.9 in magnitude, with an epicenter at a depth of 7.5 miles.\r\n\r\n
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1596\r\n\r\n
A peasant uprising called the Cudgel War began in Finland.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The peasants armed themselves with whatever weapons they could gather, which were generally blunt, in revolt against taxes imposed by the nobility.\r\n\r\n
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1491\r\n\r\n
The Treaty of Granada was signed, marking the end of the Grenada War, which started in 1482.\r\n\r\n
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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Is today your birthday? If so, you share the same birthday with Katie Cassidy. Here are a few other famous people born on this day.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1986\r\n\r\n
Katie Cassidy\r\n\r\n
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American\r\n\r\n
Actress\r\n\r\n\r\n
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$\"Katie$ \r\n\r\n
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Age:\r\n\r\n
38 years old\r\n\r\n\r\n