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What happened in history on this day: November 21?
On November 21 in ...
- 1789 - North Carolina ratifies US Constitution, becomes 12th US state.
- 1824 - First Jewish Reform congregation established, in Charleston, South Carolina.
- 1847 - Steamer Phoenix is lost on Lake Michigan, 200 dead.
- 1877 - American inventor Thomas A. Edison announces his successful development of the "talking machine" or phonograph.
- 1922 - Rebecca Latimer Felton is sworn in as US Senator at age 87. First female US senator.
- 1933 - First US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service.
- 1945 - General Motors' workers go on strike.
- 1952 - First US postage stamp in two colors (rotary process) introduced.
- 1959 - Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet.
- 1963 - US President John Kennedy administration asks Congress to authorize coining of silver dollars for use by gambling casinos.
- 1964 - World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (New York City, New York).
- 1977 - First flight of the Concorde from London to New York.
- 1979 - After false radio reports from the Ayatollah Khomeini that the Americans had occupied the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan is attacked by a mob and set afire, killing four.
- 1980 - A fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada kills 85 people. The cause is determined to be faulty electrical system on the first floor.
- 1986 - US National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start shredding documents implicating them in selling weapons to Iran and channeling the proceeds to help fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
- 1988 - Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
- 1989 - Atari introduces the Lynx hand-held video game system. It features a 4.0 MHz 65C02 processor, 16-bit graphics processor, Six sound channels, 3.5-inch color LCD screen, 16 colors out of 4096 palette. Weight is under one pound. Price is US$150-200, with the Galifornia Games video game cartridge.
- 1990 - Michael Milken is sentenced to ten years for security law violations.
- 1994 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country video game for the Super NES in the US and Canada. Price is US$69.95. The game was developed by Rare in England.
- 1995 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 5,000 (5,023.55) for the first time.
- 1996 - A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store and office building in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33.
Births on November 21
- 1904 - Birth of Coleman Hawkins in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA; jazz saxophone virtuoso and bandleader.
- 1912 - Birth of Eleanor Powell in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; actress/tap dancer (Broadway Melody).
- 1920 - Birth of Ralph Meeker in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker).
- 1921 - Birth of Vivian Blaine in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actress (Guys and Dolls, Skirts Ahoy).
- 1927 - Birth of Joseph Campanella in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dr Steffen - The Nurses, Lou - Mannix, That's Life, The Colbys, Days of our Lives).
- 1933 - Birth of Henry Hartsfield Junior in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; astronaut (STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A).
- 1933 - Birth of Jean Shepard in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA; country singer (Ozark Jubilee).
- 1934 - Birth of Laurence Luckinbill in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA; actor (Delphi Bureau, Ike, Space).
- 1936 - Birth of James De Preist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; conductor (Mitropolos 1964).
- 1937 - Birth of Marlo Thomas in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (That Girl, Jenny, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
- 1939 - Birth of Richard Lenz in Springfield, Illinois, USA; actor (Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John, Green Acres, Dynasty).
- 1943 - Birth of Larry Mahan in Oregon, USA; rodeo champion (1967-70).
- 1944 - Birth of Earl "the Pearl" Monroe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; NGA Guard (New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets).
- 1945 - Birth of Goldie Hawn in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA; actress (Laugh-in, Private Benjamin).
- 1950 - Birth of Livingston Taylor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rocker ("I Will be in Love With You").
- 1952 - Birth of Deborah Shelton in Washington DC, USA; actress (Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double).
- 1952 - Birth of Lorna Luft in Scarsdale, New York, USA; singer ("Where the Boys Are" (1980)), actress (Trapper John MD).
- 1959 - Birth of Tim Wilkison in Shelby, North Carolina, USA; tennis player (WCT Atlanta finals-1986).
- 1964 - Birth of Marjorie Judith Vincent in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; Miss America (1991).
- 1975 - Birth of Cherie Johnson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; actress (Cherie - Punky Brewster).
Deaths on November 21
- 1899 - Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th US Vice President, dies.
- 1959 - Max Baer, American heavyweight boxing champion (1934), dies at age 49.
- 1987 - James E Folsom, American politician (Alabama-Governor, 1947-51, 1955-59) dies at age 79.
- 1991 - David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner (New York Jets), dies at age 81.
- 1993 - Death of Bill Bixby of prostate cancer at age 58; American TV actor (The Incredible Hulk, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, My Favorite Martian, The Magician).
- 2015 - Death of Bob Foster, American boxer (born 1938).
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