Members of Mess 3, Co. C, 13th Regt. Mass. Vols. taken at Williamsport, Maryland, November 21st, 1861 / Elmer Chickering, 21 West St., Boston Image via LOC, no known restrictions

On November 21, 1620: The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact aboard their vessel (The date was recorded as November 11th according to the Julian Calendar) while anchored off Cape Cod. https://archive.org/details/mayflowercompact00bowm Photo: Mayflower Compact 1620 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Seattle, Washington received an unexpected five inches of snow on November 21, 1921 prompting these kids to get busy building what was described as a “champion snowman.” Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened November 21, 1964. Linking Brooklyn and Staten Island, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1981. Image by the U.S. Army via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 21, 1789 North Carolina became the 12th state when delegates at the State House in Fayetteville ratified the U.S. Constitution. Image of the Old Market House in Fayetteville which replaced the State House building in 1832 from BPL via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

One of the worst maritime disasters of The Great Lakes occurred on November 21, 1847 when a wooden steamship, the SS Phoenix, caught fire. Nearly 200 lives were lost off the western shore of Lake Michigan (near Sheboygan, Wisconsin) due to ill preparation, negligence and limited lifeboats. Image: The burning of the Phoenix on Lake Michigan in 1847 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 21, 1981 “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John became the #1 pop song in America. Image: Olivia Newton-John in Philadelphia on her “Physical” Tour the following year, 1982 via Alamy

American celebrity Goldie Hawn was born on November 21, 1945 in Washington, D.C. Image: Goldie Hawn and Carl Reiner from Laugh-In via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 21, 1946, “The Best Years of Our Lives” was released, a film dealing with the problems that three WW2 veterans faced readjusting to civilian life. Harold Russell, who had lost both hands during a wartime training accident, was the only nonprofessional actor in the cast yet he won a Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Image via Wikimedia Commons, copyright not renewed, public domain in the US.

American actress Jobyna Ralston, who appeared in seven films with Harold Lloyd, was born on November 21, 1899 in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Image of Ralston and Lloyd in the 1924 silent comedy “Girl Shy” via Wikimedia Commons, public domain