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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1945: Actress Goldie Hawn, who got her start on the sketch comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" before finding fame with movie roles in "Private Benjamin," "Foul Play" and "Shampoo," is born in Washington, D.C. Hawn, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for 1968's "Cactus Flower," is also the mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Kate Hudson and the long-time partner of fellow actor Kurt Russell.
