1632CE
Birth
Baruch Spinoza Born
A Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardic origin who laid the groundwork for the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism with his rationalist, pantheistic philosophy.
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November 24
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1859CE
Science
On the Origin of Species published
Charles Darwin published his groundbreaking work 'On the Origin of Species', outlining his theory of evolution through natural selection. The book fundamentally changed biology and sparked massive scientific and religious debate.
1971CE
Other
D.B. Cooper hijacking
A man using the alias Dan Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 over the Pacific Northwest, extorted $200,000, and parachuted out of the plane. The case remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in aviation history.