On this day: November 21
The pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact, Thomas Edison announces the phonograph, "Frankenstein" and "Rocky" premiere 45 years apart, and Tweety Bird makes his debut, all on this day.
1934: The New York Yankees purchase the contract of Joe DiMaggio from the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in exchange for $25,000 and five players, with the Seals keeping him for the 1935 season. He would go on to bat .398 with 154 RBIs and 34 home runs, leading the Seals to the 1935 PCL title and being named the PCL's Most Valuable Player, before going on to debut with the Yankees in May 1936. He would help the Yankees to World Series titles in each of his first four seasons with them, en route to a 13-year Hall of Fame career that included a total of nine championships.
