November 25

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

TODAY IN HISTORY:

1715 – Sybilla Thomas Masters became the first American to be granted a patent for cleaning and curing Indian corn.

1867 – Alfred Nobel patented dynamite.

1884 – J.B. Meyenberg received the patent for evaporated milk.

1951 – Steam power ended on the Pere Marquette Railroad as the last active “Berkshire” engine was sent to Grand Rapids, MI to be decommissioned.

1955 – The Interstate Commerce Commission banned racial segregation on interstate trains and buses.

1957 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a stroke.

1963 – President John F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.

1984 – Band Aid’s charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, written by Bob Geldof and Ultravox singer Midge Ure, was recorded at Notting Hill studio in London. Thirty-six artists participated in the fundraiser, which aided Ethiopian famine relief and lead to Live Aid in July 1985.

1986 – President Ronald Reagan and Attorney Gen. Edwin Meese revealed that profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to rebels in Nicaragua. National Security Advisor John Poindexter resigned and Oliver North was fired.

1992 – The movie “The Bodyguard” was released in theaters.

1992 – Disney’s animated movie “Sinbad” debuted in theaters.

1996 – Disney ended their nighttime parade, The Main Street Electric Parade, after a 24 year run.

1999 – Elian Gonzales, a young Cuban boy who became the subject of a furious legal battle, was rescued by fisherman while floating in an inner tube off the coast of Florida.

2008 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened a New York annex, focused on artists from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

2018 – The Camp Fire, in northern California, was finally contained after it destroyed 18,793 structures and killed 88 people.

BIRTHDAYS:

Takayo Fischer – 93 years old (1932) – Actress and singer

Joe Gibbs – 85 years old (1940) – Football coach and auto racing executive

Bob Lind – 83 years old (1942) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jerry Portnoy – 82 years old (1943) – Singer-songwriter and harmonica player

Ben Stein – 81 years old (1944) – Actor, television personality, game show host, lawyer, and author

Gail Collins – 80 years old (1945) – Journalist and author

Marc Brown – 79 years old (1946) – Author and illustrator

John Larroquette – 78 years old (1947) – Actor

Chris Claremont – 75 years old (1950) – English-American author

Bucky Dent – 74 years old (1951) – Baseball player and manager

Charlaine Harris – 74 years old (1951) – Author and poet

Crescent Dragonwagon – 73 years old (1952) – Author and educator

John Lynch – 73 years old (1952) – Businessman and politician, 80th Governor of New Hampshire

Mark Frost – 72 years old (1953) – Author, screenwriter, and producer

Jeffrey Skilling – 72 years old (1953) – Businessman

Don Hahn – 70 years old (1955) – Director and producer

Bob Ehrlich – 68 years old (1957) – Lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Maryland

Naomi Oreskes – 67 years old (1958) – Historian of science

Amy Grant – 65 years old (1960) – Singer-songwriter

Kevin Chamberlin – 62 years old (1963) – Actor and director

Chip Kelly – 62 years old (1963) – Football player and coach

Tim Armstrong – 60 years old (1965) – Musician, songwriter, and producer

Cris Carter – 60 years old (1965) – Football player, coach, and sportscaster

Billy Burke – 59 years old (1966) – Actor

Stacy Lattisaw – 59 years old (1966) – R&B singer

Erick Sermon – 57 years old (1968) – Rapper and producer

Anthony Peeler – 56 years old (1969) – Basketball player

Christina Applegate – 54 years old (1971) – Actress

Gerard King – 53 years old (1972) – Basketball player

Erick Strickland – 52 years old (1973) – Basketball player

Eddie Steeples – 52 years old (1973) – Actor, producer, and screenwriter

Clint Mathis – 49 years old (1976) – Soccer player and coach

Donovan McNabb – 49 years old (1976) – Football player and sportscaster

Jill Flint – 48 years old (1977) – Actress

Jerry Ferrara – 46 years old (1979) – Actor

John-Michael Liles – 45 years old (1980) – Ice hockey player

Josh Mathews – 45 years old (1980) – Wrestler and sportscaster

Nick Swisher – 45 years old (1980) – Baseball player

Barbara Pierce Bush – 44 years old (1981) – Activist

Jenna Bush Hager – 44 years old (1981) – Journalist

Jared Jeffries – 44 years old (1981) – Basketball player

Chevon Troutman – 44 years old (1981) – Basketball player

Katie Cassidy – 39 years old (1986) – Actress

Trevor Booker – 38 years old (1987) – Basketball player

Stephanie Hsu – 35 years old (1990) – Actress

Dennis Smith Jr. – 28 years old (1997) – Basketball player

Talen Horton-Tucker – 25 years old (2000) – Basketball player

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For additional information check out websites like: www.on-this-day.com, www.born-today.com, www.famousbirthdays.com, www.daysoftheyear.com, and www.nationaldaycalendar.com.