By The Associated Press

Today in History

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2021. There are 37 days left in the year.

Todayís Highlight in History:

On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television.

On this date:

In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published ìOn the Origin of Species,î which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.

In 1941, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Edwards v. California, unanimously struck down a California law prohibiting people from bringing impoverished non-residents into the state.

In 1950, the musical ìGuys and Dolls,î based on the writings of Damon Runyon and featuring songs by Frank Loesser (LEHí-suhr), opened on Broadway.