On this day in History - November 25

1487 – Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England.

1864 – American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

1915 – Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

1952 – Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End after a premiere in Nottingham, UK. It will become the longest continuously running play in history.