Today is Sunday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2025. There are 31 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Nov. 30, 2004, “Jeopardy!” fans watched Ken Jennings’ 74-game winning streak end when he lost to real estate agent Nancy Zerg. Years later, Jennings became the host of “Jeopardy!”
Also on this date:
In 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris to end the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783.
In 1936, London’s Crystal Palace exhibition hall was destroyed by a massive fire.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
In 1999, an estimated 40,000 demonstrators clashed with police while protesting the World Trade Organization as it convened in Seattle.
In 2012, Israel approved construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements on occupied lands, drawing swift condemnation from Palestinians a day after their successful bid for recognition by the United Nations.
In 2013, actor Paul Walker, star of the “Fast & Furious” series, was killed in a single-car accident north of Los Angeles; his friend Roger Rodas, who was driving, also died. Walker was 40.
In 2018, former President George H.W. Bush, a World War II veteran who rose to the nation’s highest office, died at his Houston home at age 94; his wife Barbara Bush had died in April of that year.
In 2024, Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo, facing little or no resistance from government troops; they would capture Damascus days later in December as President Bashar al-Assad fled the country, ending his family’s decades-long rule.
Today’s Birthdays: Filmmaker Woody Allen is 90. Filmmaker Ridley Scott is 88. Historian and screenwriter Geoffrey C. Ward is 85. Filmmaker Terrence Malick is 82. Playwright David Mamet is 78. Actor Mandy Patinkin is 73. Singer Billy Idol is 70. Historian Michael Beschloss is 70. Comedian Colin Mochrie is 68. Actor-filmmaker Ben Stiller is 60. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is 54. Singer Clay Aiken is 47. Actor-filmmaker Gael García Bernal is 47. Actor Elisha Cuthbert is 43. Actor Kaley Cuoco is 40. Model Chrissy Teigen is 40. Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is 35.
