Event:
Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st Americans to cross continent
More Notable Events on November 24: 1954 Air Force One, 1st U.S. Presidential airplane, christened
1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria
1896 1st U.S. absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
1874 Joseph F. Glidden patents barbed wire
1871 National Rifle Association organized in New York City
