1. 1859: Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was published, presenting his theory of evolution through natural selection.
2. 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in a Dallas police station.
3. 1971: A hijacker using the alias D. B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money, and his identity and whereabouts remain unknown to this day.
4. 1974: The United Nations General Assembly granted Palestine non-member observer state status.
5. 1991: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert took place at Wembley Stadium in London, featuring a star-studded lineup to honor the late lead singer of Queen and raise funds for AIDS research.
6. 2007: The Amazon Kindle, an e-reader device, was first released.
These events provide a snapshot of some significant occurrences on November 24 throughout history.
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