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Monday, February 21, 1921
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The Headlines
ADMITS MILLIONAIRE WAS MAN ARRESTED AS SUSPECT IN RITZ; Julius Schwill, Malt Manufacturer of Chicago, Gave Name of "Frank Miller."GOT CHECKS INNOCENTLYHis Counsel Says He ReceivedThem in a Legitimate Business Transaction.PART OF $10,000 BOOTY He Was About to Sail for Europe and Had No Idea TheyWere Stolen.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
Wikipedia →Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
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You Share a Birthday With
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
- Peter III of Russia (1728)
- John Rawls (1921)
- Jeanne Calment (1875)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Robots (The Term 'Robot'), Polygraph (Modern) & Insulin (Medical Tech).
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Meanwhile
- Post-WWI Recession — Severe deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.
Time Elapsed
38,455 days ago
(105 years, 130 days)