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On the date
Monday, May 9, 1921
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The Headlines
15,000 ARE THRILLED BY AIRPLANE SMASH; Major Henry E. Abbey Jr. Crashes, but Escapes Unhurt and Goes Up Again. A TRIPLE PARACHUTE LEAP Tournament at Mitchel Field Held for Benefit of Soldiers' Welfare Work.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
- John Brown (abolitionist) (1800)
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
38,378 days ago
(105 years, 53 days)