The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, a groundbreaking scientific work by British naturalist Charles Darwin, is published in England.
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November 24, 1999 – Ferry sinks in Yellow Sea, killing hundreds
A ferry sinks in the Yellow Sea off the coast of China, killing hundreds of people on this day in 1999.
» Read moreNovember 24, 1973 – Ringo Starr earns a solo #1 hit with “Photograph”
Ringo Starr becomes the third former Beatle to earn a solo #1 hit when “Photograph” tops the Billboard Hot 100 on November 24, 1973.
» Read moreNovember 24, 1956 – First large-scale Canadian peacekeeping mission
Lester B. Pearson, Canada’s secretary of state for External Affairs, worked with the UN to create a peacekeeping force to stabilize the situation in the Suez Crisis in 1956.
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