AUGUST 18, 1930

MONDAY
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1930
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $43,923,516 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min_Wage_Hourly: $0.25
Median_Home_Price: $5,500.00
Gas_Price_Avg: $0.20
Bread_Price_Avg: $0.08
Movie_Ticket_Avg: $0.25
First_Class_Stamp: $0.02
Milk_Price_Avg: $0.50
Top Movies From 1930
1 Whoopee!
Learn More
Whoopee!
2 Check and Double Check
Learn More
Check and Double Check
3 All Quiet on the Western Front
Learn More
All Quiet on the Western Front
4 Hell's Angels
Learn More
Hell's Angels
5 The Big House
Learn More
The Big House
6 Common Clay
Learn More
Common Clay
7 Min and Bill
Learn More
Min and Bill
8 Song o' My Heart
Learn More
Song o' My Heart
9 Son of the Gods
Learn More
Son of the Gods
10 The Dawn Patrol
Learn More
The Dawn Patrol
All Quiet on the Western Front
Learn More
All Quiet on the Western Front
Animal Crackers
Learn More
Animal Crackers
King of Jazz
Learn More
King of Jazz
The Divorcee
Learn More
The Divorcee
The Unholy Three
Learn More
The Unholy Three
City Girl
Learn More
City Girl
The Dawn Patrol
Learn More
The Dawn Patrol
Journey's End
Learn More
Journey's End
Ladies of Leisure
Learn More
Ladies of Leisure
Let Us Be Gay
Learn More
Let Us Be Gay
Street of Chance
Learn More
Street of Chance
The Green Goddess
Learn More
The Green Goddess
Anna Christie
Learn More
Anna Christie
The Florodora Girl
Learn More
The Florodora Girl
Holiday
Learn More
Holiday
Song o' My Heart
Learn More
Song o' My Heart
The Big House
Learn More
The Big House
Our Blushing Brides
Learn More
Our Blushing Brides
The Big Pond
Learn More
The Big Pond
A Lady to Love
Learn More
A Lady to Love
Anybody's Woman
Learn More
Anybody's Woman
Young Man of Manhattan
Learn More
Young Man of Manhattan
Sarah and Son
Learn More
Sarah and Son
August 18, 1930 Trivia
Multiple choice - Sign in to save + leaderboard - View all-time leaderboard
Score: 0 / 0
All-time leaderboard
Your results
The Story of August 18, 1930

August 18, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter.

Inventions & Breakthroughs of August 1930

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 Schick Electric Shaver Patent
Learn More
Schick Electric Shaver Patent
2 Differential Analyzer
Learn More
Differential Analyzer
3 Turbojet Engine Patent
Learn More
Turbojet Engine Patent
4 BBC Mechanical Television Broadcasts
Learn More
BBC Mechanical Television Broadcasts
5 Scotch Cellulose Tape
Learn More
Scotch Cellulose Tape
6 Birds Eye Retail Frozen Foods
Learn More
Birds Eye Retail Frozen Foods
7 Pluto Discovery
Learn More
Pluto Discovery
8 Motorola Car Radio
Learn More
Motorola Car Radio
9 Twinkie Snack Cake
Learn More
Twinkie Snack Cake
10 Neoprene Synthetic Rubber
Learn More
Neoprene Synthetic Rubber

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

HEADLINES ON August 18, 1930

Full News Archive

  • Headline: Bombing Suspects Flee. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
  • Headline: Pony Golf Course Built for Hoover Camp Guests. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
  • Headline: Physician Is Beaten in Apartment Hall. Impact: Crime & Courts snapshot: The justice system is the show here: testimony, strategy, punishment, and public appetite all crowding the same headline.. Fact: The drama was not just the act itself; it was how blame, evidence, and punishment were being argued in public..
  • Headline: Quits Rockaway Club in Row Over Butler. Impact: Politics snapshot: Power was being negotiated in public, through officials, pressure groups, and policy fights.. Fact: Power was being negotiated in public, through officials, pressure groups, and policy fights..
  • Headline: Pierce Says Deeds Reflect Fidelity. Impact: Relief snapshot: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity.. Fact: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity..
  • Headline: Lauds Catholic Women. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
  • Headline: Mrs. Parker Weds Francis M. Weld. Impact: Culture snapshot: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.. Fact: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument..
  • Headline: Dr. Alexander Sees Test in Adversity. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
  • Headline: Finds Youth Blinded to Life's Great Truths. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1930, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1930
$0.06
2025 dataset value
$3,433,940

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $3,433,940 today (3433.9x return)

Rank #2
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1930
$0.25
2025 dataset value
$586,657

Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)

Rank #3
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1930
$0.31
2025 dataset value
$474,913

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $474,913 today (474.9x return)

🧸 Top 5 Toys
Wooden Building Blocks
Wooden Building Blocks
$30
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo
$40
Tiddledy Winks
Tiddledy Winks
$10
Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Logs
$120
Mickey Mouse Doll
Mickey Mouse Doll
$250
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Typhoo Tea 'British Land Birds'
Typhoo Tea 'British Land Birds'
$40-$250
Carreras Cigarettes 'History of Naval Dress'
Carreras Cigarettes 'History of Naval Dress'
$75-$400+
Wills's Cigarettes 'Cinema Stars'
Wills's Cigarettes 'Cinema Stars'
$50-$350+
Churchman's Cigarettes 'Boxing' Series
Churchman's Cigarettes 'Boxing' Series
$100-$800
Godfrey Phillips 'Film Stars'
Godfrey Phillips 'Film Stars'
$50-$500+