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On the date
Sunday, May 7, 1922
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The Headlines
MOB BURNS THREE NEGROES AT STAKE; Texans Take Swift Vengeance on Men Accused of Murdering White Girl.ONE CONFESSES HIS GUILTGrandfather of Their VictimPresent and Gives His ConsentBefore Fire Is Lighted.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840)
- David Hume (1711)
- Johannes Brahms (1833)
- Josip Broz Tito (1892)
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
38,015 days ago
(104 years, 55 days)