APRIL 22, 1934

SUNDAY
1934 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1934
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $27,693,117 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.27
Median Home Price$4,900.00
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 1934
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1 Kid Millions
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Kid Millions
2 Cleopatra
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Cleopatra
3 Forsaking All Others
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Forsaking All Others
4 It Happened One Night
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It Happened One Night
5 Chained
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Chained
6 Wonder Bar
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Wonder Bar
7 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
8 Here Comes the Navy
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Here Comes the Navy
9 Judge Priest
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Judge Priest
10 Treasure Island
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Treasure Island
Six of a Kind
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Six of a Kind
The Lost Patrol
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The Lost Patrol
Mandalay
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Mandalay
Manhattan Melodrama
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Manhattan Melodrama
I've Got Your Number
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I've Got Your Number
Little Miss Marker
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Little Miss Marker
Stand Up and Cheer!
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Stand Up and Cheer!
Of Human Bondage
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Of Human Bondage
It's a Gift
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It's a Gift
Shoot the Works
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Shoot the Works
One Night of Love
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One Night of Love
We're Rich Again
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We're Rich Again
The Affairs of Cellini
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The Affairs of Cellini
Imitation of Life
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Imitation of Life
Bright Eyes
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Bright Eyes
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
Dinner at Eight
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Dinner at Eight
Little Women
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Little Women
The Bowery
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The Bowery
Sons of the Desert
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Sons of the Desert
Heroes for Sale
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Heroes for Sale
Queen Christina
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Queen Christina

April 22, 1934 Trivia

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April 22, 1934

On April 22, 1934, the civil service bodies launched a protest against a bill that sought to exempt 250 incumbents from the liquor board, highlighting the growing tensions around government regulations in the wake of Prohibition's...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of April 1934

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

1 Frequency Modulation Refinement
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Frequency Modulation Refinement
2 Electric Typewriter
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Electric Typewriter
3 Infrared Night Vision Concepts
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Infrared Night Vision Concepts
4 Automatic Transmission Concept
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Automatic Transmission Concept
5 Stainless Steel Surgical Tools
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Stainless Steel Surgical Tools
6 Hydraulic Power Steering
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Hydraulic Power Steering
7 Photoelectric Door Sensor
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Photoelectric Door Sensor
8 Sound Suppressor (Silencer)
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Sound Suppressor (Silencer)
9 Electric Eye Counters
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Electric Eye Counters
10 Commercial Air Conditioning
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Commercial Air Conditioning

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From April 22, 1934

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  • Headline: Civil Service Bodies Protest Nunan Bill. Impact: The liquor board exemption led to generations of people thinking they could skip qualifications in every field. Imagine a world where everyone just winged their jobsβ€”oh wait, that's social media. Fact: Did you know that 'liquor board' sounds like a fancy name for a group of people who just can't say no to happy hour?.
  • Headline: The Yukon Kid: A Literary Adventure. Impact: The Yukon Kid inspired countless adventurers to head north, leading to an increase in plaid shirt sales and the birth of hipster lumberjack culture decades later. Fact: Fun fact: The Yukon Kid is the reason we have 'adventure' as a genre for bad Netflix movies today.
  • Headline: Virginia Electric's 1934 Prospectus Release. Impact: Virginia Electric's analysis sparked the idea that all companies should have 'holding units,' which eventually led to corporate jargon that no one understands but everyone pretends to. Fact: Did you know that utility companies are the original 'hold my beer' guys? They just hold everythingβ€”including your patience.
  • Headline: Anthony Wayne's Love; WHERE GLORY WAITS. The Romance of Mary Vining and Anthony Wayne. By Gertrude Crownfield. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company. $2.. Impact: Mary Vining and Anthony Wayne's romance became the foundation for romantic tropes, leading to an explosion of historical romance novels, which no one read for the history lessons… obviously. Fact: Did you know that 'Where Glory Waits' was actually just a euphemism for waiting for dinner to be served in the Wayne household?.
  • Headline: FIGHT OVER BUDGET HOLDS LEGISLATORS; Session Tomorrow Is Set as Lehman and Republicans Fail to Agree. PEACE OFFER BY FEARON Leader Proposes Restoring Gasoline Tax if $6,000,000 Is Allotted to Roads. FIGHT OVER BUDGET HOLDS LEGISLATURE. Impact: The budget fight turned into a never-ending saga of political bickering, leading to a future where politicians still can't agree on anythingβ€”except their love for power. Fact: Did you know that if politicians spent as much time solving problems as they did fighting over budgets, we might have flying cars by now?.
  • Headline: INVESTMENT TRUST.. Impact: The investment trust report marked the beginning of financial jargon that confused the masses, paving the way for every financial planner to sound like they’re speaking a foreign language. Fact: Did you know that the term 'investment trust' is just a fancy way of saying, 'Trust us, we know what we're doing with your money… maybe.'.
  • Headline: German Exporters Strive To Evade Hitlerite Curbs; Employ Ingenious Devices in Effort to Overcome Handicaps -- Would Move Plants To Obtain Foreign Labels.. Impact: German exporters’ clever evasion tactics inspired future generations of businesses to find loopholes, leading to the creation of tax consultants who thrive on confusion. Fact: Did you know that Hitler's restrictions led to more creative export strategies than any marketing course? Who knew oppression could boost ingenuity?.
  • Headline: March Cash to Farmers Led '33 by $142,000,000. Impact: March cash to farmers set a precedent that farm income could fluctuate wildly, influencing economic policies for decadesβ€”because who doesn't love a good agricultural rollercoaster?. Fact: Did you know that farmers are basically the original investors? They just bet on crops instead of stocksβ€”spoiler alert: both can fail.
  • Headline: BOLIVIANS REPEL FOE IN CONCHIT AS SECTOR; Report Clashes With Paraguayan Reconnaissance Patrols -- Expect Important Battle.. Impact: Bolivians repelling foes made them the underdog heroes of history, inspiring future generations to believe that you can fight back against anyone, even if it’s just your neighbor stealing your Wi-Fi. Fact: Did you know that battles in Conchitas are why 'Conchitas' is now a popular name for a spicy taco truck? Because every great fight deserves a food truck.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #2
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
Price in 1934
$0.69
Stored value
$147,887

Kimberly-Clark - If you invested $1,000 in 1934, it would be worth $147,887 today (147.9x return)

Rank #3
IBM
IBM
Price in 1934
$1.46
Stored value
$205,272

IBM - If you invested $1,000 in 1934, it would be worth $205,272 today (205.3x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Famous Funnies #1
Famous Funnies #1
$50,000
New Fun #1
New Fun #1
$2,000
Detective Dan, Secret Op. 48
Detective Dan, Secret Op. 48
$250
Tip Top Comics #1
Tip Top Comics #1
$3,000
The Funnies #1
The Funnies #1
$2,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
MÀrklin Model Trains
MÀrklin Model Trains
$250.00
Tinkertoy Construction Set
Tinkertoy Construction Set
$75.00
Buddy L Toy Trucks
Buddy L Toy Trucks
$1,200.00
Mickey Mouse Wooden Doll
Mickey Mouse Wooden Doll
$350.00
Fisher-Price Pop-Up Kritter
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$75.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Enos Slaughter - Goudey
Enos Slaughter - Goudey
$11.00
Lou Gehrig - Goudey #37
Lou Gehrig - Goudey #37
$167,300
Jimmie Foxx - Goudey
Jimmie Foxx - Goudey
$250,000
Al Simmons - Batter-Up #57
Al Simmons - Batter-Up #57
$11.00
Babe Ruth - Goudey #144
Babe Ruth - Goudey #144
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