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Send This Page To A Friend \| Home What happened today in history? Uncle Woody's Almanac for November 25
1999	Five-year-old Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez is rescued off the coast of Florida.
1998	Comedian Flip Wilson dies in Malibu, California, at age 64.
1987	Harold Washington, the first black mayor of Chicago, dies in office at age 65.
1974	U Thant, former UN Secretary-General, dies in New York at age 65.
1973	A military coup removes Greek President George Papadopoulos from power.
1973	Congress reduces the US maximum speed limit to 55 miles per hour, in an effort to saves lives and energy.
1963	The body of slain US president John F. Kennedy is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. (photo credit: NARA)
1944	Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the first baseball commissioner, dies at age 87.
1897	Puerto Rico is granted autonomy by Spain.
1851	The first North American chapter of the YMCA is organized in Montreal.
1783	The British army leaves New York, ending their US presence during the American Revolution.
1758	Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh, PA) is captured by the British during the French and Indian War.