From the day
On the date
Monday, December 5, 1921
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The Headlines
Berlin Talks of 500 Marks to the Dollar; Speculative Fever Has Pessimistic Turn
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
The Football Association bans women's football in England from league grounds, a ban that stays in place for 50 years.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Walt Disney (1901)
- Martin Van Buren (1782)
- Werner Heisenberg (1901)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867)
- Pope Julius II (1443)
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
38,168 days ago
(104 years, 208 days)