November 24th

Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople.

Fire breaks out in a clothing factory in Dhaka. Over 110 people were killed and about 200 people were injured at the Tazreen Fashion factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The tragedy brought to light poor working conditions of workers who made export clothing in Bangladesh. It also led to major labor reforms in the country and in the fashion world, which promised to take steps to ethically source their products.

A jury in Austin convicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on charges he'd illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay is appealing a three-year prison sentence.).

Rock singer Freddie Mercury of Queen died at age 45 of pneumonia brought on by AIDS.

Czechoslovakia's hard-line party leadership resigned after more than a week of protests against its policies.

The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap shorter- and medium-range missiles in the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.

Hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. His fate remains unknown.

Apollo 12 returned to Earth after the second manned mission to the moon.

Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy.

France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria.

UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas.

A group of writers, producers and directors that became known as the "Hollywood 10" was cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in the movie industry.

Black Beauty is published. The classic novel about the life of a horse called Black Beauty was written by English author Anna Sewell. The book quickly gained popularity and became an important part in the animal rights movement. It was Sewell’s only published work.

Joseph Farwell Glidden patented barbed wire.

The National Rifle Association was incorporated.

English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species".

Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, was born in Orange County, Va.

Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's land, later renamed Tasmania.

1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree - helped establish size of the Solar System.