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Thursday, July 28, 1921
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The Headlines
H. H. DURYEA SHOOTS HIMSELF IN HEART; SUICIDE DISPUTED; Body Is Found by His Secretary, Who Hears Report From Adjoining Office. SITTING IN CHAIR AT DESK Relatives Scout Theory of Authorities That Victim's Act Was Intentional. SEEN EXAMINING PISTOL Son of Famous Zouaves' Leader Was Director in a Machinery Company.
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
- Karl Popper (1902)
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804)
- Marcel Duchamp (1887)
- Beatrix Potter (1866)
- Charles H. Townes (1915)
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
38,298 days ago
(104 years, 338 days)