- 1835: Henry Burden of Troy, N.Y., developed the first machine for
                 manufacturing horseshoes.
               - 1859: Willam H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) was born in New York.
               - 1863: A patent was granted for a process of making color
                 photographs.
               - 1889: The first jukebox was installed at the Palais Royal Saloon in
                 San Francisco.
               - 1897: The pencil sharpener was patented by J.L. Love.
               - 1906: Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, was convicted of
                 polygamy.
               - 1909: The Wright brothers formed a million-dollar corporation for
                 the commercial manufacture of airplanes.
               - 1921: President Harding signed the Willis Campell Act, better known
                 as the anti-beer bill. It forbade doctors to prescribe beer or
                 liquor for medicinal purposes.
               - 1936: The first edition of "Life," the picture magazine created by
                 Henry R. Luce, was published. It was an immediate sellout. The
                 cover showed an obstetrician slapping a baby and the caption read,
                 "LIFE begins."
               - 1943: U.S. forces seized control of the Tarawa and Makin atolls
                 from the Japanese during the Central Pacific offensive in the
                 Gilbert Islands.
               - 1945: Most U.S. wartime rationing of foods, including meat and
                 butter, ended.
               - 1948: Dr. Frank G. Back, of New York City, patented the Zoomar
                 lens. The device was first used by NBC Television in April 1947.
               - 1960: Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Boulevard
                 and Vine Street.
               - 1963: President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of
                 national mourning following the assassination of President John F.
                 Kennedy.
               - 1963: "Doctor Who," the long-running British science fiction
                 series, debuted in England.
               - 1964: The Vatican abolished Latin as the official language of the
                 Roman Catholic liturgy.
               - 1979: Pink Floyd's double album "The Wall" was released and sold 6
                 million copies within two weeks.
               - 1980: The National Black Independent Party was founded.
               - 1982: The FCC dropped limits on the duration and frequency of TV
                 ads.
               - 1984: Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie passed his way (472
                 yards) into sports history by leading Boston College past Miami
                 47-45. Flutie threw a 48-yard pass on the final play of the game
                 that became known as "the Hail Mary pass."
               - 1988: Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th NHL goal.
               - 1991: Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, 45, confirmed he was
                 suffering from AIDS. He died the next day.

               *Happy Birthday*
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               - Vin Baker, 27, NBA player
               - John "Jellybean" Benitez, 41, music producer
               - David Ellefson, 34, bassist, Megadeth
               - Joe Eszterhas, 54, screenwriter, "Basic Instict"
               - Charlie Grover, 32, musician, Sponge
               - Bruce Hornsby, 44, musician
               - Kurupt, 26, rapper, Tha Dogg Pound
               - Robert Towne, 64, film producer/screenwriter, "Chinatown"