From the day
On the date
Sunday, December 25, 1921
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The Headlines
NO NEW TRIALS FOR SACCO AND VANZETTI; Judge Thayer Holds Legal Points Raised by Counsel Do Not Warrant Action. SAYS JURORS KEPT TRUST Counsel for Radicals Convicted of Murder Will Appeal to the Supreme Court.
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
- Isaac Newton (1642)
- Anwar Sadat (1918)
- Humphrey Bogart (1899)
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876)
- Pope Pius VI (1717)
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
38,148 days ago
(104 years, 188 days)