TodayOn this dayNovember 24
On this day
Good news on November 24.
Positive things that happened on November 24, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1642
On November 24, 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sailed along the southern shores of Tasmania.
For a read-aloud. Abel Tasman sailed along the southern shores of Tasmania.
1864
French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on November 24, 1864. He painted the people and nightlife of Paris.
For a read-aloud. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born, and he painted the lively streets of Paris.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What place would you want to be the first person from your class to map?
- Which picture would you draw if you spent a night in a busy city?
From the archive
Stories published on November 24 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on November 24, it will be listed here with the milestones above.