How Many Days Until November 24?

This day in history: November 24

1. 1943

   World War II: Following the American capture of Makin Atoll, USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-175, killing 644.

2. 1950

   The "Great Appalachian Storm", a large extratropical cyclone, struck the east coast of the United States before moving northeast.

3. 1963

   During a live television broadcast, businessman Jack Ruby shot and fatally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy, fueling numerous conspiracy theories.

4. 1971

   After collecting a ransom payout of $200,000, D. B. Cooper (depicted) parachuted out of the rear stairway of the airplane he had hijacked over the Pacific Northwest and disappeared.

5. 1976

   A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck eastern Turkey, destroying 80 per cent of buildings in the region and causing at least 4,000 casualties.

6. 2009

   The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, was launched in Bucharest, Romania.

7. 2015

   A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter jet after the former allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace and ignored warnings to change course.

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