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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Clark County (Nev.) Fire Department
1980: A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). The fire kills 87 people, most through smoke inhalation, and injures more than 650 in the worst disaster in Nevada history.