24 November 1971 November 23, 2012 Author: Staff A hijacker parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. Famous Words of Inspiration..."An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today." Laurence J. Peter — Click here for more from Laurence J. Peter Related posts: 30 July 1971 9 August 1971 2 January 1971 5 February 1971 13 June 1971 6 November 1935 16 July 1999 24 November 1542 Categories: History Tags: 1971, 24 November