Today in History: November 24

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On this day in Bahamian history in 1861, Dr. Charles Caulfield, the successor of Archdeacon Trew was consecrated the first Bishop of Nassau, in Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The new bishop arrived in Nassau in May, 1862 and the town of Nassau, became a city.

The Letters Patent were proclaimed with much ceremony on the steps of the public buildings by the Provost Marshall, and were read in Christ Church Cathedral in the presence of a large number of parishioners and government officials.

In 2004, British Canadian author, Arthur Hailey, best-selling international novelist died at his residence in Lyford Cay. Hailey wrote novels such as Hotel, Airport, The Moneychangers, and Overload.

Several of his works were later made into films. After the financial success of Airport, Hailey moved as a tax exile to The Bahamas and had intended to stay for just two years but liked it so much that he remained here for the rest of his life.

On november 24, 2011, the first ‘Battle 4 Atlantis’ basketball tournament took place at the Imperial Arena on Paradise Island. The inaugural champion was Harvard who defeated the University of Central Florida.

On this day in 2017, the country bid farewell in an official funeral for the late Sir Arlington Butler at Christ Church Cathedral. The former minister of National Security & Parliamentarian, escorted by officers and marines of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force was buried at Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleums.

In world history, November 24, 1963 saw the death of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of U.S. President John Kennedy. Oswald was shot dead by jack ruby in the underground garage of the Dallas police headquarters.

In 199 rock star Freddie Mercury, singer with the band Queen, died of AIDS.

Finally in 2005, Pat Morita, the Japanese American actor in the “Karate Kid” movies, died at the age of 73.