Today, November 24th, unfolds as the 328th day of 2023, leaving 37 days in this eventful year.
Notable events that have graced this date:
- In 1963, Jack Ruby’s infamous act of shooting and fatally wounding Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, gripped the nation through live television.
- 1859 witnessed the publication of Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking work “On the Origin of Species,” unveiling his evolutionary theory via natural selection.
- In 1941, the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Edwards v. California invalidated California’s law curbing impoverished non-residents’ entry into the state.
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And notable moments and individuals on November 24th:
- 1971 saw the mysterious parachuting of “D.B. Cooper” after receiving ransom money, a tale that remains unsolved to this day.
- The discovery of “Lucy,” 3.2 million-year-old hominid skeletal remains, marked a significant scientific breakthrough in Ethiopia in 1974.
- The unfortunate passing of Queen’s Freddie Mercury in 1991 due to AIDS-related pneumonia saddened music lovers worldwide.
- In recent history, the grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown case (2014) and the tragic attack on an Egyptian mosque (2017) are remembered as moments of intense social significance.
Celebrating birthdays today include basketball legend Oscar Robertson (85), country singer Johnny Carver (83), and actor Katherine Heigl (45), among others.
November 24th, a day etched in history with significant milestones and memories, continues to shape our understanding of the past and influences the present.
