November 24th in History
1877 – 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.
1939 Imperial Airways and British Airways merged to become BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), which later merged with British European Airways and returned to one of the previous names, British Airways.
1971 On November 24, 1971, a man using the alias D.B. Cooper hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight, extorting $200,000 before parachuting out of the plane. The case remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S. history, with Cooper's identity and fate still unknown.
1987 Free eye tests were abolished by the Conservative government.
Shameful.
1966 - John Lennon
The Beatles got together for the first time since their return from the summer tour of the United States, ready to record a new album. The first song selected for recording was John Lennon 'Strawberry Fields Forever', which would not end up on the album, but as The Beatles ' next single. This day's session was devoted entirely to ‘Strawberry Fields Forever.’
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.
1939 Imperial Airways and British Airways merged to become BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), which later merged with British European Airways and returned to one of the previous names, British Airways.
1971 On November 24, 1971, a man using the alias D.B. Cooper hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight, extorting $200,000 before parachuting out of the plane. The case remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S. history, with Cooper's identity and fate still unknown.
1987 Free eye tests were abolished by the Conservative government.
Shameful.
1966 - John Lennon
The Beatles got together for the first time since their return from the summer tour of the United States, ready to record a new album. The first song selected for recording was John Lennon 'Strawberry Fields Forever', which would not end up on the album, but as The Beatles ' next single. This day's session was devoted entirely to ‘Strawberry Fields Forever.’
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