Notable Birthdays for November 24
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) -The 12th President of the U.S.
William Passmore Carlin (1829-1903) - Brevet Major General for the Union Army.
Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) - Designed of the U.S. Supreme Court Building.
Edwin Binney (1866-1934) - Inventor of the first dustless white chalk and the Crayola crayon.
Scott Joplin (1868-1917) - Pianist considered the King of Ragtime.
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956) - Vice President to President Truman.
Margaret Caroline Anderson (1886-1973) - Founded of the art and literary magazine The Little Review.
Fredrick Willius (1888-1972) - Physician and founder of the cardiology department at Mayo Clinic.
Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1896-1962) - American gangster.
Candy Darling (1944-1974) - Actress best remembered for her roles in the Andy Warhol's films Flesh and Women in Revolt.
Dwight Schultz (1947-Still LIving) - Actor known for his role as Murdock in the A-Team.
Damon Evans (1950-Still Living) - Actor known for his role as Lionel in the sitcom The Jeffersons.
Chris Hayes (1957-Still Living) - Guitarist for Huey Lewis and The News.
Brad Sherwood (1964-Still Living) - Comedian well known for his improv acts on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Todd Beamer (1968-2001) - Passenger and hero on United Airlines Flight 93.
Lola Glaudini (1971-Still Living) - Actress known for her role as Elle Greenaway in the series Criminal Minds.
Memorable Events for November 24
1703 - Justus Falckner becomes the first ordained Lutheran pastor in America.
1775 - Continental Congress bars Blacks from enlisting.
1835 - Texas creates the Texas Rangers.
1874 - Joseph Glidden receives his patent for barbed wire.
1896 - Vermont becomes the first state to implement absentee voting.
1930 - Ruth Nichols sets the record for the women's transcontinental air flight.
1932 - The FBI Crime Lab lab opens in Washington, D.C.
1954 - Air Force One is christened.
1971 -A hijacker named D. B. Cooper parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money during a snowstorm.
1979 - Senate report proves Vietnam troops were exposed to Agent Orange.