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

1905

Photographer Alfred Stieglitz opened The Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession in Manhattan, New York.

1991

STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.

2023

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

1967

The very first Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall.

1859

Charles Darwin published his revolutionary work, On the Origin of Species.

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