JUNE 1, 1932

WEDNESDAY
1932 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1932
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $68,520,685 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.26
Median Home Price$5,200.00
Gas Price Avg$0.20
Bread Price Avg$0.08
Movie Ticket Avg$0.26
First Class Stamp$0.02
Milk Price Avg$0.51
Top Movies From 1932
Show screen release and event cards
1 The Sign of the Cross
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The Sign of the Cross
2 The Kid from Spain
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The Kid from Spain
3 Emma
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Emma
4 Hell Divers
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Hell Divers
5 Grand Hotel
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Grand Hotel
6 Prosperity
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Prosperity
7 Tarzan the Ape Man
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Tarzan the Ape Man
8 Smilin' Through
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Smilin' Through
9 Strange Interlude
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Strange Interlude
10 Horse Feathers
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Horse Feathers
Freaks
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Freaks
Scarface
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Scarface
The Mask of Fu Manchu
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The Mask of Fu Manchu
White Zombie
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White Zombie
The Music Box
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The Music Box
Me and My Gal
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Me and My Gal
Night After Night
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Night After Night
The Man Who Played God
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The Man Who Played God
Movie Crazy
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Movie Crazy
No Man of Her Own
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No Man of Her Own
The Half Naked Truth
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The Half Naked Truth
Bird of Paradise
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Bird of Paradise
The Public Enemy
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The Public Enemy
City Lights
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City Lights
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
Tabu
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Tabu
Mata Hari
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Mata Hari
The Smiling Lieutenant
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The Smiling Lieutenant
The Champ
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The Champ
Daughter of the Dragon
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Daughter of the Dragon
Safe in Hell
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Safe in Hell
The Spider
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The Spider
Transatlantic
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Transatlantic

June 1, 1932 Trivia

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June 1, 1932

On June 1, 1932, the Cloak Compact negotiations reached a critical juncture as representatives sought to finalize agreements that would affect labor conditions in the garment industry. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) urged...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of June 1932

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

1 FM Radio Transmission
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FM Radio Transmission
2 Wind Tunnel Balance
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Wind Tunnel Balance
3 Automatic Washing Machine
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Automatic Washing Machine
4 Fluorescent Lighting Principles
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Fluorescent Lighting Principles
5 Artificial Silk Improvements
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Artificial Silk Improvements
6 Mechanical Calculator Enhancements
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Mechanical Calculator Enhancements
7 Oscilloscope Improvements
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Oscilloscope Improvements
8 Self-Contained Scuba Apparatus Prototype
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Self-Contained Scuba Apparatus Prototype
9 Infrared Photography
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Infrared Photography
10 Portable Electric Drill
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Portable Electric Drill

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From June 1, 1932

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  • Headline: Cloak Compact Negotiations Continue. Impact: The end of the Cloak Compact led to an unforeseen rise in the popularity of capes and cloaks in the fashion world. Fast forward a few decades, and superheroes were born. Coincidence? I think not. Fact: The real reason negotiations often drag on? Everyone involved is just trying to perfect their coffee order.
  • Headline: Mellon and Simon's London Conference Talks. Impact: Mellon and Simon's conference set off a series of events that inadvertently caused a global obsession with meetings. Now, we have Zoom calls that could have been emails. Fact: Conferencing in London is just an excuse for people to drink tea and pretend they care about international relations.
  • Headline: Germany and U.S. Sign Aviation Agreement. Impact: The air navigation pact resulted in the first airborne postal service, which quickly turned into a race to deliver the fastest pizza. Now we have drones fighting over your lunch. Fact: Before this pact, pilots just threw messages out of the window. It was like their own version of Twitter.
  • Headline: Women Wets Gain in Westchester.. Impact: Women's enrollment gains in Westchester led to an explosion of women’s rights movements across the nation, ultimately resulting in the modern-day debate over yoga pants in public. Fact: In a shocking twist, the 'Wets' were actually just really thirsty after all that campaigning.
  • Headline: PLAN MEN'S WEAR DIVISION.; Group to Seek Business Bureau Aid in Improving Trade.. Impact: The plan to improve men's wear division basically laid the groundwork for the men's fashion industry, which now has more rules than a high school dress code. Fact: If only they had sought help to improve their taste instead of just merchandising conditions!.
  • Headline: Citizenship Is Restored to Lieutenant Massie; Kentucky Governor Acts to End Doubt of Status. Impact: Restoring citizenship to Lieutenant Massie became a pivotal moment that launched a series of events culminating in the always controversial debates over military rights and citizenship. Fact: Restoration of citizenship is much like rebooting a bad TV show: it rarely goes well.
  • Headline: MAYOR UNRUFFLED, OFF FOR JOB PARLEY; Impromptu Crowd Gathers at Grand Central as Walker Departs for Detroit. GLAD BROTHER IS BACK' Says He Understood Doctor Went to Seabury's Office Only to Be Told He Was Not Wanted.. Impact: Mayor Walker's impromptu departure for Detroit sparked a trend of mayors leaving town whenever things got tough. This has become a classic move in modern politics!. Fact: Impromptu crowds are just a cover for people who didn't know what else to do with their Saturday.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1932
$0.31
Stored value
$474,914

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1932, it would be worth $474,914 today (474.9x return)

Rank #2
GE
General Electric
Price in 1932
$0.62
Stored value
$487,500

General Electric - If you invested $1,000 in 1932, it would be worth $487,500 today (487.5x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Funnies #2
The Funnies #2
$95
Yon Yonson #1
Yon Yonson #1
$100
Western Picture Stories #1
Western Picture Stories #1
$400
Detective Dan: Secret Operative #1
Detective Dan: Secret Operative #1
$150
Chic Young’S Dumb Dora #1
Chic Young’S Dumb Dora #1
$300
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Mickey Mouse Doll
Mickey Mouse Doll
$150.00
Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Logs
$140.00
Tinkertoy
Tinkertoy
$150.00
Buddy L Steel Trucks
Buddy L Steel Trucks
$800.00
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo
$1,350.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Sonja Henie Ice Skating Card
Sonja Henie Ice Skating Card
$250,000
Walter Hagen Golf Card
Walter Hagen Golf Card
$10,000
Amos 'N' Andy Parade Stamp Album Card
Amos 'N' Andy Parade Stamp Album Card
$250
British & Dominion Film Stars Card
British & Dominion Film Stars Card
$1,103.30
Famous Ships And How To Build Them - Cut Out Card
Famous Ships And How To Build Them - Cut Out Card
$1,300