On this day: 21 November

Selected events and births on 21 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1620 – The Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony, was signed by 41 of the Mayflower's passengers while the ship was anchored in what is now Provincetown Harbor. Read more: Mayflower Compact Plymouth Colony Mayflower
• 1877 – Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph, a device able to record and play sound. Read more: Thomas Edison Phonograph
• 1922 – Rebecca Latimer Felton became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, albeit for only one day. Read more: Rebecca Latimer Felton United States Senate
• 1959 – American disc jockey Alan Freed, who popularized the term rock and roll, was fired from WABC-AM for his role in the payola scandal. Read more: Disc jockey Alan Freed Rock and roll
• 1961 – La Ronde, the first revolving restaurant in the United States, was inaugurated. Read more: La Ronde (restaurant) Revolving restaurant
• 1964 – The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. Read more: Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge Staten Island Brooklyn
• 1977 – "God Defend New Zealand" became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the King", which had been the traditional anthem since 1840. Read more: God Defend New Zealand National anthem God Save the King

Born on this day

• 1943 – Phil Bredesen, American businessman and politician, 48th Governor of Tennessee Read more: Phil Bredesen Governor of Tennessee
• 1948 – Michel Suleiman, Lebanese general and politician, 16th President of Lebanon Read more: Michel Suleiman President of Lebanon
• 1986 – Colleen Ballinger, American YouTuber, comedian, actress, and singer Read more: Colleen Ballinger YouTuber
• 1997 – Reo Hatate, Japanese footballer Read more: Reo Hatate
• 1998 – Ognjen Ilić, Serbian cyclist Read more: Ognjen Ilić
• 1998 – Vangelis Pavlidis, Greek footballer Read more: Vangelis Pavlidis
• 1999 – Jaelin Howell, American soccer player Read more: Jaelin Howell
• 2000 – Isabel May, American actress Read more: Isabel May
• 2000 – Matt O'Riley, English-Danish footballer Read more: Matt O'Riley
• 2001 – Rizky Ridho, Indonesian footballer Read more: Rizky Ridho
• 2004 – Liz, South Korean singer Read more: Liz (South Korean singer)
• 2004 – Rico Lewis, English footballer Read more: Rico Lewis

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