November 24

Sunday 24, 1996:

Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 racing event at Suzuka Circuitland in Suzuka City (this was the first NASCAR competition held in Japan).

Wednesday 24, 1971:

During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a man calling himself Dan Cooper (commonly remembered as D. B. Cooper) parachutes from the Northwest Orient Airlines plane he hijacked with US$200,000 in ransom money (he was never heard from again).

Monday 24, 1642:

Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

Thursday 24, 642:

Theodore succeeds John IV as Pope.

Monday 24, 380:

Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople.