From the day
On the date
Friday, September 16, 1921
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The Headlines
Text of Lloyd George-De Valera Correspondence Resulting in Canceling Inverness Conference; Lloyd George's Reply, Refusing Recognition of Independence
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 V of England (1386)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888)
- Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893)
- Mikhail Kutuzov (1745)
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
38,248 days ago
(104 years, 288 days)