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| November 24th |
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| About November 24th is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 37 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. November 24th is Evolution Day. Births 1784 - Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President 1877 - Alben W. Barkley, 35th U.S. Vice President 1921 - John Lindsay, U.S. Congressman, New York City Mayor 1925 - William F. Buckley, Jr., political author, commentator (National Review) 1929 - John Henry Johnson, Hall of Fame fullback 1930 - Yale Lary, Hall of Fame safety, punter 1931 - Stan Jones, Hall of Fame offensive guard, defensive tackle 1956 - Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator (Oregon) 1960 - Eli Elezra, professional poker player 1964 - Brad Sherwood, comedian, actor (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) 1978 - Katherine Heigl, actress (Roswell, Grey's Anatomy) Deaths 1943 - Doris Miller, U.S. Navy cook, Pearl Harbor hero 1982 - Benny Friedman, Hall of Fame quarterback 2003 - Warren Spahn, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 2006 - Robert McFerrin, opera singer Events 1971 - An airplane hijacker referring to himself as Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money over Washington state. Neither the hijacker nor the majority of the money has been located. |
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