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Wednesday, December 21, 1921
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The Headlines
BRITAIN MAY AGREE TO DEFEND FRANCE; And Extend Guarantee of Security to Include Germany as Party to It. ALSO RECOGNIZE SOVIET Sacrifice Large Share of Reparations, Too--Reports Follow Premiers' Meeting. Germans a Topic at Parley. Rathenau Invited to London. BRITAIN MAY AGREE TO DEFEND FRANCE All-Europe Conference Urged.
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
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Kurt Waldheim (1918)
- Masaccio (1401)
- Leopold von Ranke (1795)
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
38,152 days ago
(104 years, 192 days)