历史上的今天 · 11月24日
1221
成吉思汗率蒙古军在印度河之战中击败花剌子模王子札兰丁
Genghis Khan defeats Jalal al-Din of Khwarazm at the Battle of the Indus.
1859
达尔文《物种起源》出版，首版在出版当天即告售罄
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is published, and its first printing sells out the same day.
1947
好莱坞片厂高层同意把拒绝配合国会调查的「好莱坞十人」列入黑名单
Hollywood studio executives agree to blacklist the Hollywood Ten, who refused to testify before Congress.
1963
在电视直播镜头前，杰克·鲁比开枪打死了被控刺杀肯尼迪的奥斯瓦尔德
On live television, Jack Ruby shoots and kills Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of assassinating President Kennedy.
1971
劫机者「D·B·库珀」拿到20万美元赎金后从飞机尾部跳伞逃走，从此下落成谜
Hijacker D. B. Cooper collects a $200,000 ransom, parachutes from the airliner's rear stairs, and is never seen again.
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