JULY 15, 1933

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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
Show screen release and event cards
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
King Kong
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King Kong
Lady for a Day
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Lady for a Day
Baby Face
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Baby Face
Morning Glory
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Morning Glory
The Kennel Murder Case
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The Kennel Murder Case
The Story of Temple Drake
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The Story of Temple Drake
The Secret of Madame Blanche
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The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Power and the Glory
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The Power and the Glory
Cavalcade
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Cavalcade
The Mayor of Hell
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The Mayor of Hell
Hold Your Man
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Hold Your Man
Island of Lost Souls
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Island of Lost Souls
State Fair
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State Fair
The Eagle and the Hawk
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The Eagle and the Hawk
Lady Killer
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Lady Killer
Pilgrimage
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Pilgrimage
Wild Boys of the Road
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Wild Boys of the Road
Deluge
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Deluge
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

July 15, 1933 Trivia

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July 15, 1933

On July 15, 1933, former King of Greece attended a notable wedding ceremony in London, where the daughter of a peer, Lady Honor Guinness, married Chicago author KCHAFLON. The event was distinguished by the presence of prominent fi...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of July 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

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Headlines From July 15, 1933

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  • Headline: Chicago Author Marries Lady Honor Guinness. Impact: This royal romance sparked a surge in transatlantic marriages, leading to a confusing web of noble ties. By 2025, a distant descendant will accidentally propose to an AI, thinking it's the next big thing in aristocracy. Fact: Lady Honor Guinness probably had a lot of Guinness jokes thrown her way. I mean, come on, could you resist?.
  • Headline: Japanese Plot to Assassinate Leaders Revealed. Impact: The 'Sacred Warriors' plot resulted in a series of unfortunate events that led to the creation of overly dramatic conspiracy theories about Japanese ninjas infiltrating world governments. Spoiler alert: they weren’t ninjas. Fact: Because nothing says 'sacred' like planning to assassinate your leaders. I guess they missed the memo on peaceful protests.
  • Headline: Chicago Board Seat Up $1,000.. Impact: The Chicago Board's financial antics led to a global trend in board game investments, resulting in a Monopoly-like economy where players were more wealthy in fake money than in real life. Thanks, Chicago!. Fact: Investing in a board seat sounds fancy, but let's be real: it's just like investing in a virtual farm on social media.
  • Headline: Mr. Rogers Finds Nothing Important a Month Later. Impact: Mr. Rogers' lack of important findings became the catalyst for a sitcom where nothing ever happened, leading to the rise of reality TV. Congratulations, Mr. Rogers! You've inadvertently birthed the Kardashians. Fact: If only Mr. Rogers had known that finding nothing important could lead to a full-fledged career in television. The irony!.
  • Headline: 500 AT STERRY FUNERAL.; Hotel Groups Pay Tribute to Head of Plaza and Savoy-Plaza.. Impact: The death of the Plaza and Savoy-Plaza head led to a flurry of hotel rivalries, resulting in the invention of overpriced mini-bar snacks. Future generations will curse the hospitality industry for those $12 bags of pretzels. Fact: Funerals are the only place where everyone is okay with discussing how much money they spent on a hotel room. The irony is delicious.
  • Headline: Henderson Sees Mussolini.. Impact: Henderson's meeting with Mussolini inadvertently fueled a decades-long fascination with dictators, leading to a bizarre trend of people wanting to dress like them for Halloween. Nothing says 'fun' like fascism!. Fact: Seeing Mussolini must have been a thrill; too bad he didn’t have better fashion senseβ€”those fascist uniforms were a real bummer.
  • Headline: Hudson County Retires 70 Aides.. Impact: The retirement of 70 aides sparked a wave of early retirements nationwide, leading to a crisis of bored retirees who took up knitting and formed clubs that ironically plotted world domination. Watch out, world!. Fact: Pensions and boredom: a classic recipe for chaos. Who knew knitting could be so revolutionary?.
  • Headline: Doubts Cotton Goods Rise Because of the New Tax. Impact: The doubts about the cotton goods tax led to a vast underground market for cotton products, giving rise to the term 'cotton smugglers' which, as it turns out, is not as cool as it sounds. Fact: When in doubt about taxes, just remember: people will always find a way to smuggle their favorite fabrics. Fashion knows no bounds!.

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