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Sunday, 30 November 2025

2005

John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.

2004

Longtime ''Jeopardy!'' champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with {{US$|2,520,700}}, television's biggest game show winnings.

Lion Air Flight 538 crash lands in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, killing 26.

1999

In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.

British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.

1995

Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

1994

The National Football League announces that the Jacksonville Jaguars will become the league's 30th franchise.

1993

U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law.

1989

Deutsche Bank board member Alfred Herrhausen is killed by a Red Army Faction terrorist bomb.

1981

Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe (the meetings ended inconclusively on December 17).

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