24 November in history
5 events that happened on 24 November, from 380 to 1974.
✦ Anniversary of the day
380 CE 1,646 years ago
Theodosius I enters Constantinople
Emperor Theodosius I made his formal entry into Constantinople. Earlier that year he had declared Nicene Christianity the faith of the empire, and he soon removed the city's Arian bishop.
1859 CE 167 years ago
Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
John Murray published Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, setting out evolution by natural selection. The first printing of 1,250 copies was quickly taken up, and the book transformed biology.
1922 CE 104 years ago
Carter uncovers the sealed doorway of Tutankhamun's tomb
With Lord Carnarvon present, Howard Carter's team cleared the stairway and found a sealed doorway bearing Tutankhamun's name. Two days later they looked inside.
1963 CE 63 years ago
Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald on live television
Nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of killing President Kennedy, in the basement of Dallas police headquarters. Millions saw the shooting live on television.
1974 CE 52 years ago
Fossil hunters find 'Lucy' in Ethiopia
At Hadar, Donald Johanson and Tom Gray found the partial skeleton of a 3.2-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis. Named Lucy, she showed that human ancestors walked upright long before brains enlarged.
