"Today is Tuesday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2025. There are 36 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 25, 1999, Elian Gonzalez, a 5-year-old Cuban boy, was rescued by two sport fishermen off the coast of Florida, setting off an international custody battle that eventually saw him repatriated to his father in Cuba. Also on this date:"
"In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Ronald Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese revealed that profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels. In 2001, as the war in Afghanistan entered its eighth week, CIA officer Johnny Mike Spann was killed during a prison uprising in Mazar-e-Sharif that erupted while he was interviewing detainees, becoming the first American combat casualty of the conflict."
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, the 329th day of the year with 36 days remaining. On Nov. 25, 1999, Elian Gonzalez, a 5-year-old Cuban boy, was rescued off the coast of Florida and later repatriated to his father in Cuba after an international custody battle. In 1783 the last British troops were evacuated from New York City following the Revolutionary War. In 1961 the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and longest naval vessel at 1,123 feet, was commissioned. In 1963 President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington with an estimated one million lining the procession. Later events include the Iran-Contra revelations, the 2001 death of CIA officer Johnny Mike Spann, Fidel Castro’s 2016 death, and Diego Maradona’s 2020 death. Listed birthdays include Joe Gibbs, John Larroquette, Bruno Tonioli, Amy Grant, and Cris Carter.
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