Today in History
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1973 Military coup in Greece
President George Papadopoulos was ousted by the army, just a week after student-led protests at the
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1960 Assassination of the Mirabal Sisters
The 3 Dominican sisters, Patria, Minerva, Antonia Mirabal, were activists that were opposed to the d
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1952 Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap opens at London’s West End
The longest running show in history, the play began as a radio play called Three Blind Mice. It is
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1950 “Storm of the century” hits eastern US
Also known as the Appalachian Storm, the storm reached blizzard conditions and dumped nearly 60 inch
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1936 Nazi Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact
The treaty was directed towards the Soviet Union and stipulated that in case of Soviet aggression to
Births On This Day,
November, 25
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1952 Imran Khan
Pakistani cricketer, politician
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1915 Augusto Pinochet
Chilean general, politician, 30th President of Chile
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1914 Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player
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1844 Karl Benz
German engineer, businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz
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1835 Andrew Carnegie
Scottish/American businessman, founded the Carnegie Steel Company
Deaths On This Day,
November, 25
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2005 George Best
Irish/English footballer
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1997 Hastings Banda
Malawian politician, 1st President of Malawi
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1974 U Thant
Burmese diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary General
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1974 Nick Drake
English singer-songwriter, musician
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1944 Kenesaw Mountain Landis
American judge