On This Day November 25th

 OTD

November 25th is the 329th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 36 days remain until the end of the year.

 Events

1343 – A tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places.

1491 – The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada.

1678 – Trunajaya Rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.

1783 – American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

1915 – Albert Einstein presented the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

1936 – In Berlin, Germany and Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation.

1947 – Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

1963 – State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

1984 – Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band-Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

 

Birthdays

1753 – Robert Townsend, American spy (d. 1838)

1835 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1919)

1846 – Carrie Nation, American activist (d. 1911)

1920 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican American actor, singer, and director (d. 2009)

1939 – Martin Feldstein, American economist and academic (d. 2019)

1944 – Ben Stein, American actor, television personality, game show host, lawyer, and author

1951 – Bucky Dent, American baseball player and manager

1971 – Christina Applegate, American actress

1993 – Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer


Holiday Spotlight

Small Business Saturday

Oddly enough, American Express, a U.S. corporation with $37 billion in revenue in 2018, started Small Business Saturday in 2010. (Yes, most small retailers do accept credit cards.) Five years later, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) joined as a co-sponsor. SBS has become essential to how many small businesses launch their busiest shopping season.

 According to the 2018 SBS Consumer Insights Survey, total reported spending among U.S. consumers who said they shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on the day reached a record high of approximately $17.8 billion. The same survey reported that more than 70% of consumers know about the Small Business Saturday initiative. Based on this annual survey, SBS spending has reached a reported estimate of $103 billion since the day began.

 SBA, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), and American Express hope to drive traffic and revenue to America’s 30 million independent businesses through Small Business Saturday events.

 The U.S. Small Business Administration, created in 1953, helps Americans start, build, and grow businesses. It’s an independent agency of the federal government built to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of minor business concerns, preserve free competitive enterprise, and maintain and strengthen our nation's overall economy.

 Among other things, the SBA provides small businesses with access to capital, entrepreneurial development, government contracting, and advocacy. Perhaps most importantly, the SBA offers free counseling and low-cost training to new entrepreneurs and established small businesses in over 1,800 locations.

 

Other Include

Blase Day

International Aura Awareness Day

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

International Hat Day

 National Day of Bosnia & Herzegovina

National Parfait Day

Suriname Independence Day

Shopping Reminder Day

World Day of Giving 

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