Today in History: Nov. 24th - Significant Events Through the Years
Today is Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, marking the 328th day of the year with 37 days remaining. On this day in history, significant events took place. In 1971, a hijacker known as "D.B. Cooper" parachuted from a plane with ransom money. British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, outlining his theory of evolution. Mississippi enacted "Black Codes" in 1865 to restrict the rights of freed Blacks. The "Hollywood Ten" was cited for contempt of Congress in 1947. Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. Scientists discovered the 3.2 million-year-old hominid "Lucy" in 1974. Freddie Mercury of Queen died in 1991. A garment factory fire in Bangladesh killed 112 people in 2012. A grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in 2014. A terrorist attack on a mosque in Egypt killed 235 people in 2017. Three men were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2021. Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison in 2023 after being convicted of George Floyd's murder.