From the day
On the date
Wednesday, April 21, 1909
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
KILLS ACTOR FOR JILTING HER.; Slayer a Sister of Girl Murdered in 1905 by Her Fiance.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
- Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774)
- Paul Karrer (1889)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Toaster, Silencer for Guns & Instant Coffee.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
42,779 days ago
(117 years, 74 days)