OCTOBER 18, 1933

WEDNESDAY
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1933
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $49,244,845 IN 2025
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 By October 18, 1933
1 King Kong
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King Kong
2 Gold Diggers of 1933
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Gold Diggers of 1933
3 Footlight Parade
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Footlight Parade
4 Midnight Mary
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Midnight Mary
5 Employees' Entrance
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Employees' Entrance
6 A Farewell to Arms
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A Farewell to Arms
7 Sagebrush Trail
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Sagebrush Trail
8 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
9 Freaks
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Freaks
10 Trouble in Paradise
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Trouble in Paradise
42nd Street
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42nd Street
She Done Him Wrong
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She Done Him Wrong
Lady for a Day
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Lady for a Day
Dinner at Eight
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Dinner at Eight
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 Life of Jimmy Dolan
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
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
Dancing Lady
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Dancing Lady
The Mummy
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The Mummy
Shanghai Express
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Shanghai Express
Island of Lost Souls
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Island of Lost Souls
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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The Story of October 18, 1933

On October 18, 1933, the estate of former Justice Crater was valued at $73,000, as his widow sought permission from Surrogate Court to pay off $3,000 in debts, shedding light on the ongoing legal complexities following his mysterious disappearance in 1930.

🧠 Inventions of 1933

Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.

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

HEADLINES ON October 18, 1933

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  • Headline: Crater Estate Valuation and Debt Payment. Impact: If only the widow had paid off those debts sooner, perhaps the Crater estate would have been the next big tourist attraction. Imagine a theme park dedicated to financial woes and family squabbles!. Fact: Debt is just like a bad haircut; it lingers longer than you'd like and occasionally resurfaces in awkward conversations..
  • Headline: Daladier Defends France Against Hitler. Impact: Daladier's emphasis on defense probably led to an uptick in French beret sales. You know, because nothing says 'we're ready for war' like high fashion.. Fact: Daladier's speeches were so powerful they could make a baguette feel like a weapon of mass destruction..
  • Headline: Cabinet to Broadcast NRA Achievements; Review Designed to Convince the Doubters. Impact: The cabinet's radio broadcast initiative may have unintentionally led to the invention of the podcast. If only they knew they were just one step away from an entire industry of 'true crime' stories.. Fact: Listening to political achievements on the radio is like watching paint dry, but with more background noise and less satisfaction..
  • Headline: BEER SALE FALLS IN STATE; Beverage Tax Brings in $2,557,690 Since April 1.. Impact: The drop in beer sales might have caused a spike in the number of sad karaoke nights across the state. Because when people can't drink, they sing about their feelings.. Fact: Beer tax receipts were so high that one could almost afford a therapist for all those 'I lost my beer money' crises..
  • Headline: CHILD HEALTH WORK URGED FOR NURSES; Dr. Parran Addresses Three State Groups in Session at Rochester.. Impact: Dr. Parran's push for child health could have inadvertently led to the rise of health food crazes, culminating in kale smoothies and quinoa obsession. Thanks, Dr. Parran!. Fact: Child health advocacy is like trying to teach a cat to fetch—noble in intention, but often met with resistance and disdain..
  • Headline: RENAUD, BARITONE, DIES IN PARIS AT 71; Star in Hammerstein Troupe Brought a Vital Histrionic Art to Opera Stage.. Impact: Renaud's passing likely sent shockwaves through the opera community, prompting an uptick in dramatic sobbing and the invention of the 'sad aria.'. Fact: They say opera is just a soap opera set to music—so Renaud's legacy lives on in both melodrama and dramatic exits..
  • Headline: Daladier Addresses Deputies.; PREMIER STRESSES FRENCH DEFENSES. Impact: Daladier's speech to deputies probably led to a collective eye-roll that echoed through the years, inspiring future politicians to master the art of saying nothing while sounding important.. Fact: When politicians say 'defense,' the rest of us hear 'endless debates about budgets'—the real sport of politics..
  • Headline: WOMAN OUT FOR CONGRESS; Mrs. Bryant of Vermont Seeks Place Resigned by Gibson.. Impact: Mrs. Bryant's congressional bid could have started a chain reaction of women entering politics, leading to the term 'woman in charge' finally being taken seriously—well, eventually.. Fact: Running for Congress is a lot like a game of Monopoly; you just hope you don't land on Boardwalk when you can't pay rent..
  • Headline: VOTE BOARD DELAYS MACHINE RULING; Final Abandonment of Paper Pallet Plan Now Set for Meeting Tomorrow.. Impact: Delaying the ruling on the vote board likely led to a series of procrastination workshops, proving that bureaucracy can be the best teacher of 'let's put this off until tomorrow.'. Fact: Vote board delays are the adult equivalent of a child's 'five more minutes' when asked to clean their room—time is irrelevant!.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1933, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
GE
General Electric
Price in 1933
$0.62
Value in 2025
$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
Value in 2025
$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