MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024

1783-Britain evacuates NY, their last military position in U.S.

1867-Alfred Nobel invents dynamite

1897-Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy

1940-Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa

1958-Senegal becomes an autonomous state in the French Community

1975-Netherlands grants Surinam independence (National Day)

1978-American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275

1983-Syria & Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli

1986-Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal

1988-Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed

1990-Lech Walesa wins in Poland's first popular election