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What happened in history on this day: November 25?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On November 25 in ...
- 1997 - Toshiba announces it is discontinuing the Infinia line and pulling out of the consumer desktop PC market.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A laptop computer appears, to be used to set off dynamite by its defective battery. The "Clippy" helper icon from Microsoft Office appears.
- 2011 - Serbia issues a 22-d postage stamp for the 130th Anniversary of Journalist Association depicting a laptop computer.
- 1931 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Mickey Cuts Up. Minnie Mouse and Pluto also appear.
- 1933 - The Mickey Mouse film Giantland is released to theaters.
- 1938 - The animated special film Ferdinand the Bull is released to theaters. This is the debut of Ferdinand the Bull. A caricature of Walt Disney is used for the matador.
- 1949 - The Donald Duck film Slide, Donald, Slide is released to theaters.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Magnificent Rebel, part two.
- 1971 - The Circle-Vision 360 film America the Beautiful opens in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1977 - The NBC TV network airs Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
- 1982 - In New York City, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. Included is a large balloon of Mickey Mouse.
- 1987 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Three Men and a Baby to theaters in the US. Disney paid US$1 million for the rights to the French film Trois Hommes et un Couffin, and US$11 million to produce the film.
- 1988 - The syndicated TV special Ducktales: Time Is Money airs.
- 1990 - Michael Eisner tells stockholders in his annual letter that 1990 was the launch of what would be the Disney decade.
- 1992 - The Toontown Railroad Station opens in Disneyland.
- 1992 - Disney generally releases the film Aladdin to theaters. It cost US$35 million to produce.
- 1992 - Disney releases Beauty and the Beast - Work in Progress on laserdisc for US$50.
- 1994 - CBS airs the TV special Disney's Greatest Hits on Ice.
- 1995 - Disney releases the laserdisc Mickey and the Beanstalk / The Reluctant Dragon in Japan for 3900 Yen. It includes Mickey and the Beanstalk, and The Reluctant Dragon.
- 1995 - Disney releases the film Peter and the Wolf on laserdisc in Japan, for 3900 Yen. It also includes them film Bongo.
- 1996 - Turks and Caicos Islands issues ten postage stamps with Winnie-the-Pooh characters in Christmas scenes.
- 1996 - The Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland gives its final performance. The parade made over 3500 trips, to an estimated 75 million guests.
- 1998 - Disney releases the Disney-Pixar film A Bug's Life to theaters in the US.
- 2004 - In New York City, New York, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. Included is a large balloon of Chicken Little.
- 2010 - Disney Interactive Studios releases the Epic Mickey video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 2013 - The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique store opens in the Harrods department store in London, England.
- 1979 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Winston GT 250 race is held, round 15 of the IMSA GTO championship.
- Finishing 5th in GTO class and 12th overall is the #51 Corvette driven by Lamar Mann.
- Finishing 7th in GTO class and 15th overall is the Dale Kreider #75 Corvette driven by Dale Kreider.
- Finishing 9th in GTO class and 19th overall is the Lambert's Corvettes #72 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards.
- Finishing 11th in GTO class and 21st overall is the #88 Corvette driven by Skip DeAscentis.
- Finishing 12th in GTO class and 23rd overall is the #6 Corvette, driven by Tim Morgan and Marcus Opie.
- In 20th place in GTO class and 45th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the #65 Corvette, driven by William Wessel and Vince Gimondo.
- In 24th place in GTO class and 52nd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the #57 Corvette, driven by Dave Heinz.
- In 25th place in GTO class and 53rd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the #04 Corvette, driven by Rick Thompkins.
- In 26th place in GTO class and 54th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the #71 Corvette, driven by Philip Keirn.
- In 28th place in GTO class and 58th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the #99 Corvette driven by Phil Currin.
- In 32nd place in GTO class and 63rd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the #4 Corvette, driven by Bob Baechle.
- In 33rd place in GTO class and 66th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Autodyne #48 Corvette, driven by John Carusso.
- 1979 - At the end of the IMSA race season, Corvette driver Phil Currin is 5th in GTO class.
- 1981 - At the GM Proving Grounds in Milford, a prototype next-generation Corvette is run at 1.01g lateral acceleration on the skidpad.
- 1936 - Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, to cooperate in defense against Communistic International. Germany and Japan will share information on Comintern activities, and invite other states to adopt anti-Comintern defensive measures. Secret clause: both agree that if one is attacked or threatened, the other would not relieve the position of the Soviet Union, and both would not conclude political treaties with the Soviet Union that did not conform with spirit of the pact. The pact is in effect for five years.
- 1942 - British General Anderson begins an offensive on Tunis, with three columns of tanks and motorized infantry.
- 1943 - US destroyer Radford sinks Japanese submarine I-19.
- 1944 - (1225 hours) A German V-2 rocket strikes the crowded Woolworths store on New Cross Road, in Deptford, central London, England, killing 160, seriously injuring 77, and injuring 122 others.
- 1991 - St. Vincent issues three postage stamps depicting Charles de Gaulle giving his radio appeal, Dwight Eisenhower and the Normandy invasion, and the Morocco Conference.
- 1996 - The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reverses the August 1994 decision in favor of Alpex Computer versus Nintendo, over patent infringement of video game technology. The court rules that Alpex's bit-mapped memory system is different from Nintendo's system.
- 1997 - Sega announces that The Sega Channel for the Genesis will be shut down. 20 million homes had access but only 150,000 subscribed to the service.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A video game controller and a steering wheel controller appear.
- 2008 - Square Enix releases the Chrono Trigger video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2010 - Disney Interactive Studios releases the Epic Mickey video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 1542 - King Gustav issues a royal brief, confirming the truce with Nils Dacke.
- 1986 - A & W's (USA) image of a standing bear in a sweater with an oval A & W logo on its chest is registered as a trade-mark.
- 1919 - The Governor General in Council authorizes fineness of 0.800 for circulating silver coins, effective January 1, 1920.
- 1952 - A Proclamation sets the design and composition of the 1952 5c coin in steel.
- 1912 - The Philadelphia Mint sends ten pairs of 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin dies to San Francisco Mint.
- 1908 - Dorando Pietri (Italy) beats Johnny Hayes (USA) in Madison Square Gardens marathon by 60 yards.
- 1920 - WTAW of College Station, Texas, broadcasts first football play-by-play.
- 1940 - University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98.
- 1951 - Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears.
- 1952 - Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (1-11 record), 27-23 against Chicago Bears.
- 1961 - NBA's Bob Cousy becomes second player to score 15,000 points.
- 1978 - Thomas Hearns knocks out Jerome Hill in two rounds in his first pro fight.
- 1980 - Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran, regains WBC welterweight championship.
- 1990 - NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their first 10 games both lose, Philadelphia Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and Los Angeles Rams beat 49ers 28-17.
- 2001 - The Calgary Stampeders win the Canadian Football League Championship for the first time since 1998, defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-19 in the 89th Grey Cup at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec.
- 1976 - Viking 1 radio signal from Mars helps prove general theory of relativity.
- 1983 - Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off.
- 1987 - Category 5 Typhoon Nina smashes the Philippines with 165 mph (266 km/h) winds and devastating storm surge, causing destruction and 1,036 deaths.
- 1996 - An ice storm strikes the U.S., killing 26 directly, hundreds more from accidents. A powerful windstorm blasts Florida; winds gust to 90 mph.
- 2012 - (to December 9) Typhoon Bopha, known as "Pablo" in the Philippines, kills at least 1,067 with around 838 people still missing. The typhoon causes considerable damage in the island of Mindanao.
- 1783 - British evacuate from New York, their last military position in USA.
- 1863 - Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee.
- 1864 - Confederate plot to burn New York City fails.
- 1884 - John B Meyenberg of Saint Louis patents evaporated milk.
- 1885 - Thomas A Hendricks, 21st US Vice President, dies at age 66, 8 months after taking office.
- 1894 - Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1912 - American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1951 - Two passenger trains collide in CTC territory at Woodstock, Alabama, USA, killing 15 passengers and two employees.
- 1957 - US President Dwight Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech.
- 1960 - First atomic reactor for research and development opens, Richland, Washington.
- 1960 - Final radio broadcast of "Amos 'n' Andy" airs.
- 1963 - Deceased US President John F. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
- 1967 - Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time.
- 1976 - Viking 1 radio signal from Mars helps prove general theory of relativity.
- 1978 - American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275.
- 1986 - U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
- 1996 - The Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland gives its final performance. The parade made over 3500 trips, to an estimated 75 million guests.
- 2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush signs the Homeland Security Act into law, establishing the Department of Homeland Security, in the largest U.S. government reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947 (the Senate passed the bill 90-9 on November 19).
- 2008 - The US Federal Reserve announces it will buy up to US$100 billion of debt issued by mortgage enterprises, and it will also buy up to US$500 billion of mortgage securities.
Other history:
- 1947 - New Zealand accedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion.
- 1978 - American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275.
- 1983 - World's greatest robbery, 25,000,000 pounds sterling of gold, Heathrow, England.
- 1990 - Lech Walesa wins in Poland's first popular election.
- 2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush signs the Homeland Security Act into law, establishing the Department of Homeland Security, in the largest U.S. government reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947 (the Senate passed the bill 90-9 on November 19).
- 2008 - The US Federal Reserve announces it will buy up to US$100 billion of debt issued by mortgage enterprises, and it will also buy up to
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