The Man Who Jumped Out of the Sky
On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked a Seattle-bound jet, took $200,000, and parachuted into the night — never to be found.
On November 24
The Book That Changed the World
On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species went on sale in London — 1,250 copies that sold out on the first day.
The Rout at Solway Moss
On November 24, 1542, an English force of 3,000 routed a Scottish army of up to 18,000 at Solway Moss — a humiliation that hastened a king's death.