On this day: November 21
POSTED: 12:35 AM PST Nov 20, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 20, 2012
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.
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1940: Musician and singer-songwriter Dr. John, who scored a top-20 hit in 1973 with the funk-flavored "Right Place Wrong Time," is born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. in New Orleans, La. He has recorded more than 20 albums and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
