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On this day, November 14, 1974, the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton nicknamed "Lucy" was discovered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page• 1974 – Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" {after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"}, in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.