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Today is Saturday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2023. There are 36 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1783, the British evacuated New York during the Revolutionary War.
In 1914, baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio was born in Martinez, Calif.
In 1915, a new version of the Ku Klux Klan, targeting blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants, was founded by William Joseph Simmons.
In 1947, movie studio executives meeting in New York agreed to blacklist the writers, producers and directors known as the "Hollywood Ten," who had been cited for contempt of Congress the day before.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a slight stroke.
In 1961, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, was commissioned.
In 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery; his widow, Jacqueline, lighted an "eternal flame" at the gravesite.
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