On this day, Nov. 25
1783 The British evacuated New York during the Revolutionary War.
1915 A new version of the Ku Klux Klan, targeting blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants, was founded by William Joseph Simmons.
1947 Movie studio executives meeting in New York agreed to blacklist the “Hollywood Ten” who had been cited for contempt of Congress the day before.
1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a slight stroke.
1961 The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, was commissioned.
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.
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.
1999 Elian Gonzalez, a 5-year-old Cuban boy, was rescued by a pair of sport fishermen off the coast of Florida, setting off an international custody battle.
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, becoming America’s first combat casualty of the conflict.
2002 President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security, and appointed Tom Ridge to be its head.
2009 Toyota said it would replace the gas pedals on 4 million vehicles in the United States because the pedals could get stuck in the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration.
2016 Fidel Castro, who led his rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, died at age 90.
Today’s birthdays: Actor Kathryn Crosby, 89. Actor Christopher Riordan, 85. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs, 82. Singer Bob Lind, 80. Author, actor and economist Ben Stein, 78. Actor John Larroquette, 75. Actor Tracey Walter, 75. Movie director Jonathan Kaplan, 75. Author Charlaine Harris, 71. Retired MLB All-Star Bucky Dent, 71. Dance judge Bruno Tonioli (TV: “Dancing with the Stars”), 67. Singer Amy Grant, 62. Former NFL quarterback Bernie Kosar, 59. Rock musician Eric Grossman (K’s Choice), 58. Rock musician Scott Mercado, 58. Rock singer-musician Tim Armstrong, 57. Actor Steve Harris, 57. Actor Billy Burke, 56. Singer Stacy Lattisaw, 56. Rock musician Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray), 56. Rapper-producer Erick Sermon, 54. Actor Jill Hennessy, 53. Actor Christina Applegate, 51. Actor Eddie Steeples, 49. Actor Kristian Nairn, 47. Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb, 46. Actor Jill Flint, 45. Actor Jerry Ferrara, 43. Actor Joel Kinnaman, 43. Actor Valerie Azlynn, 42. Former first daughter Barbara Pierce Bush, 41. Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager, 41. Actor Katie Cassidy, 36. Actor Stephanie Hsu, 32. Contemporary Christian singer Jamie Grace, 31.