DECEMBER 12, 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
The Invisible Man
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The Invisible Man
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Design for Living
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Design for Living
Duck Soup
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Duck Soup
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
Employees' Entrance
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Employees' Entrance
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
Heroes for Sale
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Heroes for Sale
Sagebrush Trail
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Sagebrush Trail
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
Peg o' My Heart
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Peg o' My Heart
Island of Lost Souls
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Island of Lost Souls
Hallelujah I'm a Bum
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Hallelujah I'm a Bum
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
Midnight Mary
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Midnight Mary
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

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December 12, 1933

On December 12, 1933, tragedy struck when a plane crash near Hamburg, Germany, resulted in the deaths of two Americans among six casualties. The ill-fated craft, which was reported to have drifted off course, collided with a signa...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 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 December 12, 1933

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  • Headline: Tragic Plane Crash Claims American Lives. Impact: This tragic incident set off a chain of events leading to stricter aviation regulations worldwide, ultimately causing the invention of the 'airplane seatbelt,' which no one ever uses correctly. Fact: Plane crashes, while tragic, often lead to new regulations. Kind of makes you wonder if safety is just a marketing ploy, right?.
  • Headline: Exploring American Sports Art. Impact: This simple headline sparked an underground movement among hipsters to revive forgotten authors, leading to the rise of bearded baristas fervently discussing obscure literature over overpriced lattes. Fact: Reading books is becoming trendy again, but only if you can take an artsy Instagram photo with them.
  • Headline: Holy Cross Football Captain Selected. Impact: Harvey’s selection as captain unknowingly created a legacy of leaders who would take their teams to victoryβ€”until they realized that winning isn’t everything, especially when you can just post about it on social media. Fact: Captains are often chosen based on charisma and how well they can pretend to care about their team’s feelings. Go sports!.
  • Headline: Penn's Gates Plan Likened to Prohibition By Wray, Who Asks 'Modification or Repeal'. Impact: Wray’s comparison sparked a national debate on the merits of education versus entertainment, eventually leading to β€˜Study Parties’ that were really just excuses to binge-watch Netflix. Fact: Comparing anything to Prohibition automatically makes it sound way more dramatic and important than it really is. Kudos to Wray!.
  • Headline: AUTO APPLICATIONS FOR 1934 ACCEPTED; State Bureaus Are Now Issuing Registration Blanks -- Start Giving Plates Monday.. Impact: This mundane announcement inadvertently set off the Great License Plate Design Wars, which ultimately resulted in some truly hideous state-issued designs that are still a thing today. Fact: Registration plates: the adult version of stickers, but with way more bureaucracy and way less fun.
  • Headline: Uruguayan Envoy's Version.. Impact: S. Weiss defending commercial lawyers led to the birth of the phrase 'lawyer jokes', which have since proliferated in every corner of the globe. Sorry, lawyers!. Fact: Defending lawyers is a risky businessβ€”like a game of legal roulette. One wrong move and suddenly you're the punchline!.
  • Headline: MISS WINDLE HEADS GOLF GROUP AGAIN; Re-elected President of Long Island Association Along With Other Officers. TWO NEW TESTS PLANNED Contest With Rival District Teams and Mixed Foursome Event Discussed.. Impact: Miss Windle’s re-election sparked a golf renaissance on Long Island, where the only thing harder than the courses was getting a tee time on the weekend. Fact: Golf: The only sport where walking around in nature and hitting a tiny ball can somehow lead to an existential crisis.
  • Headline: Divorces Harold S. Lake.. Impact: This divorce set off a trend where people began to realize that maybe marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be, leading to a spike in single-person Netflix subscriptions. Fact: Divorces can be messy, but they often lead to the best self-discovery journeysβ€”if only Netflix could sponsor those.
  • Headline: ICKES BREAKS RIB ON ICE.; Secretary in Hospital After Fall -- Dern's Eye Treated.. Impact: Ickes’ injury became the catalyst for public awareness about winter sports safety, which we all know is just a fancy way of saying, 'Don’t be like Ickes.'. Fact: Breaking a rib is one of those injuries that sounds tough until you realize it’s just a fancy way of saying you took a tumble on the ice.
  • Headline: SCHMELING DENIES RIFT.; Boxer Denounces Report That Wife Is Seeking Divorce.. Impact: Schmeling’s denial led to an increase in tabloid reporting on celebrity relationships, effectively ensuring that no one’s love life would ever be safe from public scrutiny again. Fact: Boxers denying divorce rumors is like a rite of passage. Next, they'll be selling merchandise for their 'still together' fan club.

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