Wednesday, November 25, 2015

24 November History and Importance of the Day



1859 - Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species"
1874 - Joseph F Glidden patented barbed wire
1949 - Britain nationalised its steel & iron industry
1974 - bone fossils of Lucy (Australopithecus) were discovered.
1989 - Tendulkar scored a Test Cricket fifty age 16 years 214 days, a record
2012 - Gangnam Style became the most viewed youtube video registering 808 million views


Birthdays


1655 - Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97)
1784 - Zachary Taylor, 12th President USA (Mar 5, 1849-July 9, 1850)
1925 - Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize laureate
1955 - Ian Botham, English cricketer (great all-rounder)

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