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November 24, 1997 "Street Corner Symphony," opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 79 performances November 24, 1996 "Juan Darien - A Carnival Mass," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City November 24, 1996 CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Edmonton, 43-37 at Hamilton November 24, 1996 Karrie Webb wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship November 24, 1996 Mashonaland defeat Matabeleland to win the Logan Cricket Cup November 24, 1996 Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan vs. NZ Lahore November 24, 1996 Rookie Karrie Webb wins LPGA Tour Championship November 24, 1995 Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%) November 24, 1993 Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales November 24, 1993 End of world, according to Ukrainian sect White Brotherhood November 24, 1992 Boeing 734 crashes into mountain in China, kills 141 November 24, 1991 1st International flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico) November 24, 1991 79th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 36-21 November 24, 1991 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21 November 24, 1991 Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year November 24, 1991 Rachmon Nabijev elected President of Tadzjikistan November 24, 1991 U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched November 24, 1989 Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia November 24, 1989 Elias Hrawi elected president of Lebanon November 24, 1989 Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty age 16 years 214 days, a record November 24, 1987 Li Peng succeeds premier Zhao Ziyang in China PR November 24, 1986 "Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 48 performances November 24, 1986 Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year November 24, 1986 Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana November 24, 1985 73rd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 37-24 November 24, 1985 Egyptian commandos storm captured Boeing in Malta, 60 killed November 24, 1983 PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians and Lebanese November 24, 1983 Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson, WI vs. India Bombay November 24, 1982 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year November 24, 1982 Yasuhiro Nakasone succeeds Zenko Suzuki as premier of Japan November 24, 1981 1st air-launched cruise missile tested November 24, 1980 Ronald Reagan, Jr. marries Doria Palmieri November 24, 1979 Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders November 24, 1979 U.S. admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange November 24, 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 24, 1977 Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St. Louis (55-14) November 24, 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak November 24, 1976 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award November 24, 1975 "Boccaccio" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 7 performances November 24, 1974 62nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 20-7 November 24, 1974 Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT-2-treaty November 24, 1974 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic November 24, 1973 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 24, 1972 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test November 24, 1971 Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year November 24, 1971 Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000 November 24, 1971 Prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison, New Jersey November 24, 1970 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB) November 24, 1969 Apollo 12 returns to Earth November 24, 1969 West German President Heinemann visits Netherlands November 24, 1969 Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial November 24, 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational November 24, 1966 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire) November 24, 1966 400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer New York City smog November 24, 1966 The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper" November 24, 1965 Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu, becomes President of Zaire November 24, 1964 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB) November 24, 1964 Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP November 24, 1964 For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington D.C. permitted to vote November 24, 1964 Rebellion ends in Zaire November 24, 1963 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald November 24, 1962 Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea November 24, 1960 Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record) November 24, 1958 Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community November 24, 1957 Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yds rushing November 24, 1956 "Pajama Game" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1063 performances November 24, 1956 44th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 50-27 November 24, 1955 1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship November 24, 1954 Air Force One, 1st U.S. Presidential airplane, christened November 24, 1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria November 24, 1953 Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954 November 24, 1952 Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" opens in London (still running) November 24, 1951 "17" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 180 performances November 24, 1951 "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 56 performances November 24, 1951 39th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 21-14 November 24, 1951 British auto manufacturers Austin/Moris Motors merge November 24, 1950 "Guys and Dolls" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1200 performances November 24, 1950 U.N. troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas November 24, 1950 U.S. infantry division conquerors Chonju, Korea November 24, 1949 Britain nationalizes it's steel and iron industry November 24, 1949 Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs November 24, 1948 Ireland votes for independence from UK November 24, 1948 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting November 24, 1947 John Steinbeck's novel "Pearl" published November 24, 1947 Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists November 24, 1944 U.S. bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo November 24, 1942 Fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein arrives in Starobelsk November 24, 1942 French collaborator earl De Brinon establishes "African Falanx" November 24, 1941 "Life Certificates" issued to some Jews of Vilna, rest exterminated November 24, 1941 Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar November 24, 1941 U.S. troops land on Suriname to protect bauxite mine November 24, 1938 Clifford Odets' "Rocket to the Moon," premieres in New York City November 24, 1938 National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball November 24, 1936 Noel Coward's "Tonight at 8:30," premieres in New York City November 24, 1936 Pacifist/anti fascist writer Carl Von Ossietzky sent to concentration camp, award Nobel Peace Prize November 24, 1935 King George II returns to Greece after 12 years November 24, 1934 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia beats Regina, 20-12 at Toronto November 24, 1934 SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven," premieres in New York City November 24, 1930 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, New York to California), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days November 24, 1926 KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions November 24, 1925 1st radio-broadcast of Dutch KRO (Catholic Radio Broadcast) November 24, 1925 Eugene O'Neill Theater (Coronet, Forrest) opens at 230 W 49th St. New York City November 24, 1924 1st Dutch airplane (Fokker's F-7) reaches Batavia (Java) November 24, 1923 Radio Belgium's 1st transmission November 24, 1922 Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year" November 24, 1918 Bela Can forms Hungarian Communist Party November 24, 1915 Serbian leader flees to Albania November 24, 1914 Benito Mussolini leaves Italy's socialist party November 24, 1914 Dutch Overseas Trustmaatschappij (NOT) forms November 24, 1905 Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel November 24, 1903 Clyde Coleman of New York City patents automobile electric starter November 24, 1903 George Ade's "County Chairman," premieres in New York City November 24, 1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston November 24, 1896 1st U.S. absentee voting law enacted by Vermont November 24, 1887 Victorien Sardou's "La Tosca," premieres in Paris November 24, 1880 Southern University forms November 24, 1874 Joseph F. Glidden patents barbed wire November 24, 1871 National Rifle Association organized in New York City November 24, 1869 American Woman's Suffrage Association forms (Cleveland) November 24, 1863 Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee November 24, 1862 M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo" November 24, 1861 Luik-Vise-Maastricht railway opens November 24, 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" November 24, 1835 Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Prov Government November 24, 1832 South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification November 24, 1800 Weber's opera "Das Waldmadchen," premieres in Freiburg November 24, 1759 Destructive eruption of Vesuvius November 24, 1715 Thames River freezes November 24, 1703 1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Phila November 24, 1688 General strategist John Churchill meets Willem III November 24, 1655 English Lord Protector Cromwell bans Anglicans November 24, 1643 Battle at Tuttlingen: Beiers army under Gen Mercy beats France November 24, 1642 Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) November 24, 1639 1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event) November 24, 1628 John Ford's "Lover's Melancholy," premieres in London November 24, 1601 Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy November 24, 1587 Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins November 24, 1542 Battle at Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James November 24, 1434 Thames River freezes November 24, 1105 Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary November 24, 642 Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope November 24, 496 Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope |