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.
New York Knicks
1944: Basketball Hall of Famer Earl Monroe, whose flamboyant dribbling, passing, and play-making earned him the nickname "Earl the Pearl," is born in Philadelphia, Pa. Monroe won NBA Rookie of the Year in 1968 with the Baltimore Bullets and won an NBA championship in 1973 with the New York Knicks.
