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Old 11-24-2009, 08:52 PM
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November 25th

1844 ~ Birthday of Karl Benz, Engineer.

1867 ~ Alfred Nobel patented dynamite.

1913 ~ Birthday of Lewis Thomas, Physician & Essayist.

1940 ~ Woody Woodpecker first appeared in the film "Knock Knock"

1952 ~ Birthday of Imran Khan, Pakistani test cricketer.

1968 ~ Death of Upton Sinclair, Journalist, Politician, Writer.

1974 ~ Death of U Thant, Burmese UN Secretary-General.

1986 ~ The Iran-Contra affair became public knowledge.

1998 ~ The Turkish government led by PM Mesut Yilmaz collapsed after losing a no-confidence motion over corruption allegations.

1999 ~ Six-year-old Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez was rescued by a pair of sport fishermen off the coast of Florida.
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