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24 November

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1963

Lee Harvey Oswald shot

On 24 November 1963, Kennedy's alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby.

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Contemporary era

1859

On the Origin of Species published

On 24 November 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, founding evolutionary theory.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1642

Tasman discovers Tasmania

On 24 November 1642, the navigator Abel Tasman reached the island later named after him.

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