NOVEMBER 24
1859: British naturalist Charles Darwin's groundbreaking research On the Origin of Species, is published, proposing the scientific theory of natural selection, the process behind biological evolution. Nov. 24 is celebrated as Evolution Day.
1642:Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) is discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Janzoon Tasman
1963: Nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shoots Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy two days earlier. The shooting is seen on national television, live from the basement of Dallas police headquarters.
1974: Building on Darwin's work, American anthropologist Don Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray discover the 3.2 million-year-old remains of a female Australopithecus afarensis later nicknamed "Lucy." At the time of her discovery, Lucy, who stood 3 feet 6 inches tall and walked upright, is the oldest direct human ancestor ever found, and has a profound impact on the study of human evolution.
1932:In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory officially opens.
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