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Saturday, April 2, 1921
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The Headlines
CHARLES GIVES UP, AGREES TO LEAVE HUNGARY AT ONCE; Special Train Ready to Bear Former Monarch Back to SWitzerland. AMNESTY FOR FOLLOWERS National Assembly Strongly Condemns Ex-Emperor--Austria Guards Route of Return.ALLIES SEND JOINT NOTEWhile Little Entente Threatens. Invasion--Horthy Also Firm Against Former Ruler--Capital Calm.
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
The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
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
38,415 days ago
(105 years, 90 days)