Historical Events for 24th November 2023

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1434 - River Thames in London freezes over
1954 - Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened
1958 - Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
1966 - The Beatles began recording sessions for their album "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
1971 - A woman is killed after members of the Irish Republican Army carry out an attack on British soldiers in Strabane, County Tyrone
1972 - Taoiseach Jack Lynch meets with British PM Edward Heath in London to give Irish approval to Attlee's paper saying new arrangements should be 'acceptable to and accepted by the Republic of Ireland'
1979 - "Salem's Lot", American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States
2014 - "Take Your Time" single is released by Sam Hunt (Billboard Song of the Year 2015)
2020 - COVID-19 surge in the US gathers further pace with death toll of 2,200 highest since May and new cases averaging 175,000 a day
2021 - Sweden's first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigns after 12 hours in the job after her coalition government falls apart

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