On This Day in History November 25, 2018

Historical Events 1177  Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force 1783  Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in United States 1839  Cyclone slams south eastern India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying city of Coringa. Storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships and killing an estimated 300,000 people 1867  Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite 1905  Telimco makes the 1st ever advertisment for a radio set, by advertising a $7.50 set in the "Scientific American" which claimed to receive signals for up to one mile 1983  World's greatest robbery; 26 million pounds (sterling) worth of gold, diamonds and cash stolen from Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, England More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Augusto Pinochet (1915 - 2006) John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960 - 1999) John XXIII (1881 - 1963) Karl Benz (1844 - 1929) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Fidel Castro (1926 - 2016) Upton Sinclair (1878 - 1968) More Famous Deaths November 25th: Theatregoers Still Caught in The Mousetrap It began in 1952 with a fresh-faced young actor called Richard Attenborough in the lead role. Since then, The Mousetrap has smashed all theatrical records.