A to Z This Day in World History | November 24th

1859: Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" Published Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work on evolution, "On the Origin of Species," was published, presenting the theory of natural selection. 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald Killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in the basement of a Dallas police station. 1971: D. B. Cooper Skyjacking A man using the alias D. B. Cooper hijacked a commercial airplane, extorted a ransom, and then parachuted out of the plane over the Pacific Northwest. His identity and whereabouts remain unknown. 1991: Freddie Mercury's Death Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen, passed away at the age of 45 due to complications from AIDS. 1999: The Sega Dreamcast Released in Japan Sega released its Dreamcast gaming console in Japan. It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles and introduced several innovations to the gaming world. 2012: Ceasefire in Gaza Strip An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire ended eight days of intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Remember that historical events can vary in significance, and these are just a few examples from different years. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-november-24th/ Social Media: Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Donate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donations Robin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7 Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Free https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eaters/simian-samba/audrey-horne/ https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/ https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy