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Friday, November 18, 1921
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The Headlines
RIOT IN BOMBAY AS WALES ARRIVES; Natives Stone European Cars in Quarter Remote From Royal Procession. PRINCE GETS BIG WELCOME "Gate of India" Gayly Decorated and Population ShowGreat Enthusiasm. Prince Reads Message From King. By PERCIVAL LANDON. RIOT IN BOMBAY AS WALES ARRIVES
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
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Pierre Bayle (1647)
- Klaus Mann (1906)
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
38,185 days ago
(104 years, 225 days)