November 24

1859 – 'The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection', Charles Darwin's groundbreaking book, is published.
1639 – Jeremiah Horrocks is able to measure the transit of Venus, an event he had predicted using Kepler's predictions from 1631.
1947 – Actor Dwight Schultz (Lt. Reginald Barclay) is born.
1957 – Actor Denise Crosby (Lt. Natasha Yar) is born.