First Observed Transit of Venus

On November 24, 1639

Astronomers Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree recorded the first known observation of a transit of Venus across the sun.

This Day in History - November 24

2023

A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between HAMAS and Israeli forces began.

2016

An international research team published their discovery of 1,500 new viruses that were in invertebrates in Australia and China.

1971

D.B. Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 and extorted a ransom of $200,000 before parachuting out of the plane with the money and was never seen again.

2019

Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade.

1642

Abel Tasman became the first European to discover Tasmania and named it Van Diemen's Land.

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