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On the date
Monday, July 4, 1921
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The Headlines
SIX SHOT IN TWO EAST SIDE BATTLES; Three Men and Three Children Wounded by Bullets Intended for Others.IN CROWDED ELIZABETH ST.Police Believe Both Affrays Resulted From Quarrel Among Bootleggers' Gangs.
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
- Calvin Coolidge (1872)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
- Murad III (1546)
- Gloria Stuart (1910)
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
Time Elapsed
38,322 days ago
(104 years, 362 days)