{"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 25th in history!\r\n\r\n

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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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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

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