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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1905: The first game ever played in the tennis tournament eventually known as the Australian Open takes place. The tournament was first known as the Australasian Championships and then became the Australian Championships in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969. The tournament is initially staged at the Albert Reserve in Melbourne, on the lawns of the Warehouseman's Cricket Club, with Rodney Heath outlasting a field of 17 competitors for the title.
