Birthdays
John Bigelow
Turns 42 on this date
Andrew Carnegie
Turns 24 on this date
Joseph Alexander Cooper
Turns 36 on this date
William Wood Crump
Turns 40 on this date
Henry Edward Dillon
Turns 17 on this date
John Willis Ellis
Turns 39 on this date
Herman Merrills Johnson
Turns 44 on this date
Peter Lugenbeel
Turns 27 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Forces of Juan Cortina defeat Texas Rangers and drive them back to Brownsville | 11/25/1859 |
| Legal/Political | Governor of Virginia warns Governor of Pennsylvania over possible John Brown rescue attempts | 11/25/1859 |
| Business/Industry | The first railway train crosses the new Victoria Bridge across the Saint Lawrence in Quebec | 11/25/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New Orleans (LA) Picayune, "Untitled," November 25, 1859 | 11/25/1859 |