On This Day for November 24 - Dutch discovery of Tasmania, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 24 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1642 Dutch discovery of Tasmania READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2001: The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ratified changes to the country's legal code that made women equal to men before the law and no longer subject to their husbands. [Take our quiz about Turkish and Ottoman history.] 1998: Queen Elizabeth II, speaking at the annual ceremonies opening the British Parliament, announced that the right of hereditary peers to vote in the House of Lords would end, though compromise legislation later allowed 92 hereditary peers to remain in the Lords. [ Test your knowledge of English royalty.] 1971: A man later known as D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane shortly after departing from Portland, Oregon, and later parachuted out of the aircraft with the ransom money; despite an extensive manhunt, he was never identified or caught. [Test your knowledge of criminality and famous outlaws.] 1877: Shortly before her death, Anna Sewell published her only novel,Black Beauty , the first major animal story in children's literature. [How much do you know about children's authors?] 1963: Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. [Read our list of nine infamous assassins and the world leaders they dispatched.] 1947: The Hollywood Ten, a group of motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947, were found in contempt of Congress. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about film.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1946 Ted Bundy American serial killer 1978 Katherine Heigl American actress 1925 William F. Buckley, Jr. American editor 1784 Zachary Taylor president of United States 1632 Benedict de Spinoza Dutch-Jewish philosopher 1864 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French artist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help