From the day
On the date
Friday, May 5, 1922
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
HINTS BAKHMETEFF BOUGHT REAL ESTATE WITH RUSSIAN LOANS; Borah Tells Senate Priest Offers Proof of New York andChicago Investments.USE FOR RUSSIA DENIEDDoubt Expressed That Proper Credentials Were Presented for Kerensky, Envoy.FULL INQUIRY DEMANDEDSuspicion Is Voiced That SemenoffSeeks Funds for a New Revolution.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Marx (1818)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
38,017 days ago
(104 years, 57 days)