DECEMBER 21, 1935

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1935 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1935
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $12,223,363 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.28
Median Home Price$4,750.00
Gas Price Avg$0.19
Bread Price Avg$0.08
Movie Ticket Avg$0.28
First Class Stamp$0.02
Milk Price Avg$0.52
Top Movies From 1935
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1 Mutiny on the Bounty
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Mutiny on the Bounty
2 Top Hat
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Top Hat
3 China Seas
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China Seas
4 Broadway Melody of 1936
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Broadway Melody of 1936
5 David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
6 Steamboat Round the Bend
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Steamboat Round the Bend
7 The Crusades
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The Crusades
8 Roberta
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Roberta
9 In Old Kentucky
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In Old Kentucky
10 The Littlest Rebel
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The Littlest Rebel
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Informer
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The Informer
Ruggles of Red Gap
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Ruggles of Red Gap
The Bride of Frankenstein
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The Bride of Frankenstein
The Good Fairy
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The Good Fairy
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Night Is Young
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The Night Is Young
The Whole Town's Talking
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The Whole Town's Talking
The Little Colonel
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The Little Colonel
G Men
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G Men
The Florentine Dagger
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The Florentine Dagger
Naughty Marietta
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Naughty Marietta
The Scoundrel
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The Scoundrel
Folies Bergère de Paris
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Folies Bergère de Paris
The Call of the Wild
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The Call of the Wild
The Devil Is a Woman
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The Devil Is a Woman
Anna Karenina
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Anna Karenina
Mad Love
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Mad Love
Becky Sharp
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Becky Sharp
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Raven
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The Raven
She
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She
Curly Top
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Curly Top
Gold Diggers of 1935
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Gold Diggers of 1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
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The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Black Room
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The Black Room
Barbary Coast
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Barbary Coast
Dangerous
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Dangerous
Page Miss Glory
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Page Miss Glory
Werewolf of London
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Werewolf of London
I Live My Life
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I Live My Life
The Glass Key
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The Glass Key
Hands Across the Table
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Hands Across the Table
Reckless
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Reckless
Escapade
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Escapade
Magnificent Obsession
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Magnificent Obsession
A Tale of Two Cities
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A Tale of Two Cities
Personal Maid's Secret
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Personal Maid's Secret
Peter Ibbetson
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Peter Ibbetson
Crime and Punishment
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Crime and Punishment
Sylvia Scarlett
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Sylvia Scarlett
Death Takes a Holiday
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Death Takes a Holiday
The Merry Widow
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The Merry Widow
The Gay Divorcee
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The Gay Divorcee
Babes in Toyland
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Babes in Toyland
Imitation of Life
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Imitation of Life
Bright Eyes
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Bright Eyes

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December 21, 1935

On December 21, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a significant humanitarian decision by arranging for a permit that allowed Dr. Kagawa, a noted Japanese Christian humanitarian and social reformer, to enter the United Sta...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 1935

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

1 Radial Aircraft Engine Improvements
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Radial Aircraft Engine Improvements
2 Electric Blanket
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Electric Blanket
3 High-Speed Diesel Locomotive
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High-Speed Diesel Locomotive
4 Automatic Pop-Up Toaster
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Automatic Pop-Up Toaster
5 Sound Level Meter
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Sound Level Meter
6 Early Computing Relays
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Early Computing Relays
7 Polyester Resin
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Polyester Resin
8 Neon Advertising Signs
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Neon Advertising Signs
9 Aircraft Cabin Pressurization
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Aircraft Cabin Pressurization
10 Modern Windshield Wipers
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Modern Windshield Wipers

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Headlines From December 21, 1935

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  • Headline: Roosevelt Facilitates Kagawa's Entry. Impact: This seemingly benign permit kickstarted a series of international health conferences that ultimately led to the invention of the world's most effective eye dropsβ€”turns out, they were originally just a fancy cocktail recipe. Fact: Dr. Kagawa, despite his eye disease, was known for his sharp insights. Maybe he just needed a good pair of glasses instead of a permit!.
  • Headline: Fritzi: A London Musical Sensation. Impact: The success of 'Fritzi' sparked a musical comedy craze that influenced Broadway for decades, including the endless parade of revivals we endure today. Fact: The term 'dashing affair' has been used to describe everything from musicals to awkward first dates. Spoiler: they often end in tears.
  • Headline: Brouillard Victor in Bout.. Impact: This victory not only boosted Brouillard's career but also inspired a generation of fighters to adopt the sport, leading to an influx of overly confident amateurs who thought they could 'just try boxing for fun.'. Fact: Brouillard's last name means 'fog' in French. It seems fitting for a sport where punches often miss their mark!.
  • Headline: GIVES SCHOLARSHIP FUND.; New Yorker Presents $25,000 to Aid Harvard Anniversary Plan.. Impact: This generous donation helped establish a legacy of elitism at Harvard that persists today, ensuring that only the best and brightest (read: wealthiest) get to enjoy the hallowed halls. Fact: A $25,000 donation in 1923 is roughly equivalent to a few million todayβ€”enough to buy a small island… or just a semester at Harvard.
  • Headline: Beauchamp -- Mason.. Impact: This marriage set off a chain reaction of socialite weddings that ultimately led to the creation of reality TV shows about rich people getting marriedβ€”thankfully, nobody was around to film it. Fact: Beauchamp and Mason's wedding was likely attended by many who believed it was their last chance to wear those outdated hats from the previous decade.
  • Headline: Kinsella and Coyle Advance as Pro-Amateur Squash Racquets Tourney Opens; DOUBLES TEST WON BY KINSELLA-COYLE Beat Jager-Sullivan in Three Straight Games in Heights Casino Squash Racquets. DOEG AND IANNICELLI GAIN Holden-Fisher, Potter-Geidel and Finck-Nordlie Among Other Victors.. Impact: This tournament not only popularized squash as a sport but also birthed the stereotype of squash players as excessively posh and overly competitive, much to the dismay of racquetball enthusiasts. Fact: The phrase 'squash it' originally referred to the sport but has since been hijacked by anyone trying to avoid conflictβ€”not that it’s ever worked.
  • Headline: PRISON DEMOLITION STARTS NEXT WEEK; Welfare Island Penitentiary to Make Way for a Health Center for Chronic Sick. HOSPITAL COST $5,500,000 In Addition to Providing Better Treatment, Project Will Allow for Study of Diseases.. Impact: The demolition of the penitentiary forever altered the landscape of public health, paving the way for the modern hospital system that now also has a side gig in reality TV, bringing diseases right into your living room!. Fact: Welfare Island has seen more transformations than a chameleon in a paint factoryβ€”first a prison, now a health center. Wait until they start offering yoga classes!.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
Price in 1935
$0.69
Stored value
$147,887

Kimberly-Clark - If you invested $1,000 in 1935, it would be worth $147,887 today (147.9x return)

Rank #2
IBM
IBM
Price in 1935
$1.46
Stored value
$205,272

IBM - If you invested $1,000 in 1935, it would be worth $205,272 today (205.3x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
New Fun #1
New Fun #1
$2,500
New Fun #2
New Fun #2
$95
Famous Funnies #9
Famous Funnies #9
$2,500
Detective Picture Stories #1
Detective Picture Stories #1
$1,200
More Fun #1
More Fun #1
$1,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Monopoly
Monopoly
$150.00
Erector Set No. 6
Erector Set No. 6
$150.00
Dionne Quintuplets Dolls
Dionne Quintuplets Dolls
$20.00
Schuco Tin Toys
Schuco Tin Toys
$300.00
Scrabble (Prototype)
Scrabble (Prototype)
$120.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Babe Ruth - 1935 Goudey #181
Babe Ruth - 1935 Goudey #181
$18,000
Maurice Turnesa - 1935 John Player & Sons Golf
Maurice Turnesa - 1935 John Player & Sons Golf
$1,500
Max Schmeling - 1935 Gallaher Famous Fighters
Max Schmeling - 1935 Gallaher Famous Fighters
$3,000
Arthur Askey - 1935 Ardath Who Is This? Radio Stars
Arthur Askey - 1935 Ardath Who Is This? Radio Stars
Unknown
Gallant Fox - 1935 Ogden's Prominent Racehorses
Gallant Fox - 1935 Ogden's Prominent Racehorses
$1,200