Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2009. There are 37 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
In 1971, hijacker “D.B. Cooper” parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom — his fate remains unknown.
ON THIS DATE
In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee; Union forces took the mountain from the Confederates.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers attacked Tokyo in the first raid against the Japanese capital by land-based planes.
In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy.
In 1969, Apollo 12 splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
Associated Press
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
In 1971, hijacker “D.B. Cooper” parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom — his fate remains unknown.
ON THIS DATE
In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee; Union forces took the mountain from the Confederates.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers attacked Tokyo in the first raid against the Japanese capital by land-based planes.
In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy.
In 1969, Apollo 12 splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
Associated Press
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