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November 24In 1859, Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, a work of scientific literature that is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. In 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters. |
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November 25In 1952, Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It becomes the longest continuously-running play in history, with more than 25,000 performances to date. In 2008, Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest levels of rainfall in nine decades. |
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November 26In 1922, the American movie Toll of the Sea is released. It is the first Hollywood film shot with Technicolor to receive general release. In 1998, Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the parliament of Ireland. |
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November 27Today is the last day at La Lanta Fine Art on Sukhumvit Soi 31 to see Vicious Cycle, an exhibition of art installations by Yamazaki who explores ever-changing local farming methods. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 260 5381. In 2005, the first partial human face transplant is completed in Amiens, France. |
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November 28Happy Birthday to American actress and singer Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984). In 1811, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, popularly known as the Emperor Concerto, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany. |
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November 29K-pop fans shouldn’t miss their chance to meet Lunafly at their Lunafly Super Hero Charity in Bangkok event. Besides the usual fan meeting activities, the trio will perform a mini concert at 2 pm at Nanta Theater, RCA Plaza Building. Tickets are 1,500 to 3,200 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1963, The Beatles’ biggest –selling hit single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” is released in the UK. |
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November 30In 1982, Michael Jackson’s second solo album, Thriller, is released worldwide. It is currently the best-selling album of all time. In 1998, American oil companies Exxon and Mobil sign an agreement to merge, creating ExxonMobil, the world’s largest company. |
