November 24

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Holidays and Observances
- Turkey - Teachers Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1978: Katherine Heigl - Grey's Anatomy
- 1943: Billy Connolly - Comedian
- 1784: Zachary Taylor - 12th American President
- 1632: Baruch Spinoza - Philosopher
Famous Deaths
- 1991: Freddie Mercury - Queen
Music Chart Toppers
- 2007: Chris Brown - Kiss Kiss
- 1997: Elton John - Candle in the Wind
- 1988: Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
- 1978: Donna Summer - MacArthur Park
- 1968: The Supremes - Love Child
- 1958: Conway Twitty - Its Only Make Believe Josh Hosler: Chart Topper Archive
Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: Enchanted - Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon
- 2006: Happy Feet - Elijah Wood, Robin Williams
- 2005: Goblet of Fire - Emma Watson
- 2004: National Treasure - Nicolas Cage
- 2003: The Cat in the Hat - Mike Myers
- 1998: Enemy of the State - Will Smith, Gene Hackman The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
More Days
- November 23 - All Days - November 25

The 2000s
- 2000: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider George W. Bush's appeal against the hand recounting of presidential ballots in Florida.
The 1990s
- 1998: America Online announces that it has acquired Netscape.
November 24 1963

1963: John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald was shot while being transfered to a new prison. His killer, Jack Ruby was convicted in 1964 and died in prison in 1967.

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The 1800s
- 1871: The National Rifle Association is incorporated in New York as a group dedicated to protecting Americans of the 2nd Amendment rights to bare arms.
November 24 1859

1859: Charles Darwin publishes the popular book on evolutionary biology titled On the Origin of Species.

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