On This Day in History November 24, 2023

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 is the first European to discover 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 1974  Most complete early human skeleton (Lucy, Australopithecus) discovered by Donald Johanson, Maurice Taieb, Yves Coppens and Tim White in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia's Afar Depression More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Charles "Lucky" Luciano 1896 - 1962 Katherine Heigl 45th Birthday Ted Bundy 1946 - 1989 Zachary Taylor 1784 - 1850 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Freddie Mercury 1946 - 1991 William Lamb 1779 - 1848 More Famous Deaths November 24: Grace Darling, the Lighthouse Heroine Raging seas were no deterrent when lighthouse-keeper’s daughter Grace Darling determinedly set out in a rowing boat to rescue survivors of a shipwreck. Read the Article