Today is Monday, Nov. 25, the 330th day of 2024. There are 36 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 25, 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after a funeral procession through Washington; an estimated 1 million people lined the procession route. Also on this date: In 1783, following the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, the last remaining British troops in the United States were evacuated from New York City. Related Articles National News | Trump is running his transition team on secret money National News | After statewide losses and local victories, Broward Democratic leader moves to oust county party chair National News | Today in History: November 24, Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald National News | Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83 National News | Trump’s trade agenda could benefit friends and punish rivals In 1961, the USS Enterprise was commissioned; it was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and remains the longest naval vessel ever built, at 1,123 feet (342 meters). In 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. In 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. In 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. In 2016, Fidel Castro, who led his rebels to a victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S.