November 24 1943 was a Wednesday.
That Was The Week That Was was created on 1962-11-24.
From smallest to largest:secondhour (60 minutes, 3600 seconds)day (24 hours)week (7 days)fortnight (14 days, from fourteen night)month (28 to 31 days)decade (10 years, 120 months)century (10 decades, 100 years)millennium (1000 years)The only standard unit missing is the minute (60 seconds).
The Ancient Egyptians did. Type that same exact question into Google and you'll find tons of interesting information about it.
The division of the day into hours can be traced back to ancient civilizations, notably the Egyptians, who created a 12-hour system for daytime and nighttime around 1500 BCE. However, the standardized 24-hour day we use today was popularized by the ancient Greeks and later adopted by the Romans. The introduction of mechanical clocks in the 14th century further solidified this timekeeping system in Europe.
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April 24 1943 was a Saturday.
December 24, 1943, was a Friday.
24 November 1928 was a Saturday.
November 24, 1975 was a Monday.
November 24, 1958, was a Monday.
November 24 1976 was a Wednesday.
November 24 1963 was a Sunday.
November 24 1978 was a Friday.
November 24 2010 was a Wednesday.
November 24 1987 was a Tuesday.
June 24, 1943 fell on a Thursday.
November 24, 1964 fell on a Tuesday.