May 21, 1921. Funeral of Chief Justice Edward Douglass White.

United States Supreme Court Justice Edward Douglass White's funeral was held on this day in 1921.

He was from Louisiana and had died two days earlier.  He was a surprise nomination to the Supreme Court by Grover Cleveland who had twice attempted to nominate New Yorkers before him.  

White was Jesuit educated and therefore not surprisingly a Catholic.  He's served in the Confederate forces during the Civil War, but in a capacity that's now hopelessly vague.  He was taken prisoner near the end of the war.  Due to his Confederate service, a statute in Washington D.C. was the subject of protests in August, 2020, even though very little is actually known about his wartime service.

Wonder Bread went on the market on this day in 1941.  Personally, I've never been really keen on it, but its an undoubted commercial success.