On This Day in History November 24, 2019

Historical Events 380  Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople 1639  1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree - helped establish size of the Solar System 1642  Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) 1859  English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology 1950  UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas 1954  France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1896 - 1962) Ted Bundy (1946 - 1989) Todd Beamer (1968 - 2001) Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Freddie Mercury (1946 - 1991) Lee Harvey Oswald (1939 - 1963) More Famous Deaths