11-23-2013, 07:52 PM
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November 24th
1642 ~ Abel Tasman became the first European to discover the island of Tasmania.
1859 ~ British naturalist Charles Darwin published "The Origin of Species", a book which argues that organisms gradually evolve through natural selection.
1868 ~ Birthday of Scott Joplin, Musician.
1941 ~ Birthday of Pete Best, original drummer of The Beatles.
1963 ~ Death of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassination suspect.
1973 ~ A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the oil crisis. It lasted four months.
1984 ~ Birthday of Wolf Hudson, Porn Actor and director.
1989 ~ The Velvet Revolution: The leadership of Communist Party in Czechoslovakia resigned.
1991 ~ Death of Freddie Mercury, musician (Queen).
1998 ~ America Online announced it would acquire Netscape Communications.
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