TodayOn this dayNovember 25
On this day
Good news on November 25.
Positive things that happened on November 25, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1952
Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opened in London on November 25, 1952. By its 50th anniversary it had been performed more than 20,000 times.
For a read-aloud. A mystery play opened in London and kept running for decades.
1975
Suriname gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1975, on November 25.
For a read-aloud. Suriname became an independent country.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What play or story has your class seen so many times it feels like a friend?
- What does it mean for a country to become independent?
From the archive
Stories published on November 25 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on November 25, it will be listed here with the milestones above.