Today is Thursday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2010. There are 36 days left in the year. This is Thanksgiving Day.

On this date:

In 1783, the British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States during the Revolutionary War.

In 1940, the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker made his debut in the animated short "Knock Knock."

In 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery; his widow, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, lighted an "eternal flame" at the gravesite.

In 1999, five-year-old Elian Gonzalez was rescued by a pair of sport fishermen off the coast of Florida, setting off an international custody battle.

Thought for Today:

"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart." — Mencius, Chinese philosopher (371 B.C.-289 B.C.).