MOMENTS IN TIME

. On Nov. 25, 1963, three days after his assassination in Dallas, 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy is laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

. On Nov. 26, 1862, Oxford mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson sends a handwritten manuscript called Alice's Adventures Under Ground to 10-year-old Alice Liddell as a Christmas present. Dodgson self-published the story in 1865 under his nom de plume, Lewis Carroll.

. On Nov. 27, 1978, Dan White murders Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. White pleaded a "diminished capacity" defense, claiming that copious amounts of junk food caused him to suffer mental problems, giving rise to the phrase "Twinkie Defense."

. On Nov. 28, 1942, coffee joins the list of rationed items when the U.S. government asks its people to make a truly noble sacrifice. Rationing was used during World War II to guarantee a fair distribution of resources to all Americans and to give priority to military use for certain raw materials.

. On Nov. 29, 1991, a massive 115-vehicle collision caused by a dust storm in Coalinga, Calif., kills 17 people. Many farmers had not planted their fields because of severe drought, leaving long stretches of dusty soil near the highway.

. On Nov. 30, 1959, production begins on Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller "Psycho," starring Anthony Perkins as murderous hotelier Norman Bates. The film is considered one of Hitchcock's most frightening, and the terrifying shower scene is still referenced today.

. On Dec. 1, 1934, jazz clarinet pioneer Benny Goodman debuts as a regular on radio variety show "Let's Dance." In 1935, the band gave a famous performance at the Palomar Theater in Los Angeles that drew an enormous audience and is frequently credited as the kickoff of the Swing Era. ¦