In History, Today on November 24

Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island of Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

Charles Darwin publishes 'On the Origin of Species', introducing the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Anna Sewell's novel 'Black Beauty' is published, becoming one of the best-selling books of all time.

The first bombing raid against Tokyo by American B-29 Superfortress bombers during World War II.

Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, is shot and killed by Jack Ruby.

D. B. Cooper hijacks a Boeing 727 aircraft, extorts $200,000 in ransom, and parachutes to an unknown fate.

Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, dies of bronchopneumonia resulting from AIDS, prompting increased awareness and activism for AIDS research and treatment.

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the European Space Agency's (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft, marking ESA's first mission to Venus.

Turkey shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet near the Syria-Turkey border, escalating tensions between the two countries.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño signed a revised peace agreement to end over 50 years of conflict.

A fire in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulted in the deaths of at least 112 workers, highlighting ongoing safety issues in the country's garment industry.

The United States General Services Administration (GSA) formally recognized Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the 2020 presidential election, allowing the transition process to begin.

Sweden's parliament elects Magdalena Andersson as the country's first female prime minister, though she resigns hours later due to a budget defeat.