On this day: November 21
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.
1986: The animated movie "An American Tail" premieres in theaters. The movie, which tells the story of young Russian mouse Fievel Mouskewitz, who gets separated from his family while immigrating to America, would become the highest grossing non-Disney produced animated feature, drawing more than $47 million in the United States and $84 million worldwide.
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