From the day
On the date
Thursday, August 14, 1919
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
Hungary to Try Bela Kun and Other Soviet Leaders
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
John Kellette
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Frederick William I of Prussia (1688)
- Guangxu Emperor (1871)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pop-Up Toaster, Shortwave Radio & Arc Welding.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,013 days ago
(106 years, 323 days)