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On the date
Monday, May 16, 1921
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The Headlines
RICH MAN IS SHOT; 5 BULLETS IN BODY; John H. Reid, Manufacturer, Wounded in Woman's Room on University Avenue. POLICE SEEK A GAMBLER Alarms Also Sent Out for Mrs. Hazel D. Warner, F.T. Boylan and a Movie Actress.
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
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- William H. Seward (1801)
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
38,371 days ago
(105 years, 46 days)