FEBRUARY 8, 1933

WEDNESDAY
1933 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1933
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $49,244,845 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.27
Median Home Price$5,050.00
Gas Price Avg$0.19
Bread Price Avg$0.08
Movie Ticket Avg$0.27
First Class Stamp$0.02
Milk Price Avg$0.52
Top Movies From 1933
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1 Roman Scandals
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Roman Scandals
2 I'm No Angel
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I'm No Angel
3 Gold Diggers of 1933
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Gold Diggers of 1933
4 She Done Him Wrong
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She Done Him Wrong
5 The Bowery
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The Bowery
6 Tugboat Annie
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Tugboat Annie
7 Footlight Parade
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Footlight Parade
8 Dancing Lady
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Dancing Lady
9 42nd Street
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42nd Street
10 Dinner at Eight
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Dinner at Eight
Morning Glory
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Morning Glory
The Kennel Murder Case
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The Kennel Murder Case
The Secret of Madame Blanche
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The Secret of Madame Blanche
Cavalcade
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Cavalcade
Island of Lost Souls
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Island of Lost Souls
The Mummy
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The Mummy
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Shanghai Express
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Shanghai Express
A Farewell to Arms
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A Farewell to Arms
The Sign of the Cross
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The Sign of the Cross
No Man of Her Own
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No Man of Her Own
Lawyer Man
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Lawyer Man

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February 8, 1933

On February 8, 1933, tragedy struck when a five-year-old boy was killed while sledding, colliding with a truck. This incident, emblematic of the era's challenges with urban transportation and child safety, captured community atten...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of February 1933

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

1 Electric Guitar Pickup
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Electric Guitar Pickup
2 Polyethylene
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Polyethylene
3 Drive-In Movie Theater
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Drive-In Movie Theater
4 Automatic Coffee Maker
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Automatic Coffee Maker
5 Electric Refrigerator Improvements
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Electric Refrigerator Improvements
6 Aircraft Retractable Landing Gear
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Aircraft Retractable Landing Gear
7 High-Speed Camera
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High-Speed Camera
8 Cellophane Food Packaging
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Cellophane Food Packaging
9 Speech Scrambler
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Speech Scrambler
10 Portable Radio
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Portable Radio

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From February 8, 1933

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  • Headline: Tragic Sledding Accident in New Jersey. Impact: This tragic event sparked a nationwide debate on sledding safety, leading to the creation of the first 'Sled Safe' initiative. Ironically, it also inspired the invention of the 'Sled-Pump'β€”a device that never caught on but definitely saw its share of unfortunate sledding accidents. Fact: In the world of sledding, this incident is often cited as the moment when parents suddenly became overly cautious about winter sports. Before this, it was all fun and games until someone got a concussion!.
  • Headline: Critics Stunned by Ulric Entertainment Reveal. Impact: The ignorance of critics led to the rise of the 'YouTube Influencer' phenomenon, as people realized they could just skip the critics altogether and create their own content. Thanks, Ulric!. Fact: The Ulric Entertainment might be the only thing that critics agreed onβ€”it's better to be oblivious than to be wrong!.
  • Headline: Lindbergh's Impact on French Relations. Impact: Conner's belief that Lindbergh's visit would ease tensions resulted in an unexpected diplomatic incident where a pigeon delivered the wrong message, leading to a decades-long feud over bird rights. Fact: Lindbergh was quite the celebrity; little did he know his letter to France would have more twists than a soap opera!.
  • Headline: RAW STEEL OUTPUT HIGHER IN JANUARY; Ingot Production of 1,006,297 Tons Showed First Increase Since October. RATE IS PUT AT 17.78% Compares With 25.96 for Same Months in 1932 -- Less Than Last Year's Average.. Impact: The spike in steel production unintentionally inspired the creation of a global competition to see who could build the tallest structureβ€”culminating in the infamous 'Fifty-Story Steel Straw' contest. Fact: If only they knew that one day, we'd be 3D-printing steel and wondering why we ever bothered with ingots in the first place!.
  • Headline: More Than 200,000 Visitors Expected for Inauguration. Impact: The anticipated crowd for the inauguration set the precedent for future events, leading to the establishment of a 'How to Successfully Crowd Control' manual that no one ever reads. Fact: Inaugurations have become the ultimate social eventβ€”where showing up is half the battle, and the other half is pretending to care about politics!.
  • Headline: Italy to Renovate Four Ships As Reply to French Cruiser. Impact: This decision escalated naval renovations into a full-blown arms race, ultimately leading to the creation of the world's largest floating soap opera: 'As the Sea Turns'. Fact: Who knew that ship renovations could spark such drama? Next time, maybe they should just stick to paint jobs!.
  • Headline: Willard Alumnae Give Luncheon.. Impact: The luncheon marked the beginning of a series of high-society gatherings that would eventually evolve into the modern-day brunchβ€”where mimosas are more important than the actual conversation. Fact: Can you believe that before this lunch, people just had boring meals without networking? How positively archaic!.
  • Headline: TRADE BETWEEN NATIONS.; " Buy American" Movement Would Curb Natural Flow.. Impact: This movement inadvertently led to the rise of international black markets, where 'Buy American' became code for 'find it cheaper on the internet'. Fact: The irony of trade wars is that they often just lead to better deals on eBayβ€”who knew protectionism could be so adventurous?.
  • Headline: FIVE MAJOR ISSUES LISTED; White House Parley to Stress Federal Relief and Tax Revision. MORTGAGE AID IS SOUGHT Reforestation and Economies in Local Governments to Be Pushed by President-Elect. WIDESPREAD EFFECT SEEN Step Hailed Here as of First Importance -- Washington Splits on Party Lines.. Impact: This parley sparked endless discussions on government inefficiency, leading to the now-popular trend of blaming everything on Congress during family dinners. Fact: If only they knew that these 'problems' would become a recurring theme for decadesβ€”talk about a never-ending soap opera!.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
GE
General Electric
Price in 1933
$0.62
Stored value
$487,500

General Electric - If you invested $1,000 in 1933, it would be worth $487,500 today (487.5x return)

Rank #3
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
Price in 1933
$0.69
Stored value
$147,887

Kimberly-Clark - If you invested $1,000 in 1933, it would be worth $147,887 today (147.9x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Funnies on Parade
Funnies on Parade
$95,000
Detective Dan: Secret Operative No. 48 #1
Detective Dan: Secret Operative No. 48 #1
$200
Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics
Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics
$2,250
Mickey Mouse Magazine #1
Mickey Mouse Magazine #1
$1,050
The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck
The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck
$25
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Mickey Mouse Plush Toy
Mickey Mouse Plush Toy
$150.00
Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Logs
$120.00
Tinker Toys
Tinker Toys
$150.00
Uncle Wiggily Game
Uncle Wiggily Game
$150.00
Monopoly
Monopoly
$250.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53
$4,200,000
1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig #92
1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig #92
$5,000
1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie #106
1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie #106
$180,000
1933 Sport Kings Babe Ruth #2
1933 Sport Kings Babe Ruth #2
$471,042
1933 Delong Gum Lou Gehrig #7
1933 Delong Gum Lou Gehrig #7
$250,000