During a severe thunderstorm over Washington, a man calling himself D. B. Cooper parachuted from Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 that he had hijacked, with US$200,000 in ransom money.

It Happened on
November 24, 1971

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He was never apprehended, and nearly 50 years later, the case would remain the only unsolved skyjacking in history.

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born on January 01, 1940

D. B. Cooper

unidentified man who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 aircraft, in United States airspace on November 24, 1971

born on August 30, 1972

Cameron Diaz

On August 30, 1972, the actress Cameron Diaz was born.


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D. B. Cooper

unidentified man who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 aircraft, in United States airspace on November 24, 1971

Gustav Mahler premieres his Symphony No. 1, in Budapest.

It Happened on
November 20, 1889

The Symphony No. 1 in D major by Gustav Mahler was mainly composed between late 1887 and March 1888, though it incorporates music Mahler had composed for previous works. It was composed while Mahler was second conductor at the Leipzig Opera, Germany.

The “Titan” referred to in Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 is a reference to the novel “Der Titan” by Jean Paul, which was a major influence on the composer. The novel is about a young man named Titan who struggles with feelings of inadequacy and longing for the ideal, themes that are also present in the symphony.

At the same time, Nelly Bly was leaving for a long journey…

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Inspired by Jules Verne, Pioneer American Woman Journalist Nellie Bly Her Attempt to Beat Travel Around the World in Less Than 80 Days
It happened on 14 November, 1889

Nellie Bly was a pioneering journalist and adventurer who, in 1889, set out to beat the fictional record of Phileas Fogg, the protagonist of Featuring: Nellie Bly. (more...)


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Gustav Mahler

Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation