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A bit of November 25th history…
1839 - Cyclone slams south eastern India with high winds and a 40 ft storm surge, destroying city of Coringa; storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships, and killing an estimated 300,000 people
1940 - Woody Woodpecker debuts with release of Walter Lantz’s “Knock Knock”
1949 - “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” appears on music charts (pictured)
1973 - US cuts maximum speed limit to 55 mph as an energy conservation measure
1986 - Iran-Contra Affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arms deal
2018 - Historic north Californian Camp Fire declared 100% contained with 85 dead, 249 missing, covering 153,000 acres with 14,000 homes burnt
2018 - EU leaders approve an agreement for Britain to leave the EU (Brexit)
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