SEPTEMBER 5, 1936

SATURDAY
1936 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1936
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $8,462,328 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.28
Median Home Price$4,600.00
Gas Price Avg$0.19
Bread Price Avg$0.09
Movie Ticket Avg$0.28
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.53
Top Movies From 1936
Show screen release and event cards
1 The Great Ziegfeld
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The Great Ziegfeld
2 San Francisco
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San Francisco
3 The Plainsman
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The Plainsman
4 After the Thin Man
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After the Thin Man
5 Modern Times
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Modern Times
6 Anthony Adverse
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Anthony Adverse
7 Strike Me Pink
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Strike Me Pink
8 Rose Marie
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Rose Marie
9 Swing Time
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Swing Time
10 Libeled Lady
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Libeled Lady
Cain and Mabel
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Cain and Mabel
The Petrified Forest
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The Petrified Forest
My Man Godfrey
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My Man Godfrey
The Road to Glory
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The Road to Glory
Desire
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Desire
Fury
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Fury
The Prisoner of Shark Island
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The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Invisible Ray
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The Invisible Ray
The Walking Dead
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The Walking Dead
The Gorgeous Hussy
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The Gorgeous Hussy
Poor Little Rich Girl
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Poor Little Rich Girl
Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
Dracula's Daughter
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Dracula's Daughter
Revolt of the Zombies
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Revolt of the Zombies
Born to Dance
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Born to Dance
Go West Young Man
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Go West Young Man
Daniel Boone
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Daniel Boone
Rembrandt
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Rembrandt
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
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Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
Partie de campagne
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Partie de campagne
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
The Whole Town's Talking
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The Whole Town's Talking
Mutiny on the Bounty
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Captain Blood
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Captain Blood
Barbary Coast
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Barbary Coast
Page Miss Glory
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Page Miss Glory
Peter Ibbetson
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Peter Ibbetson
The Littlest Rebel
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The Littlest Rebel
Sylvia Scarlett
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Sylvia Scarlett

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September 5, 1936

On September 5, 1936, the spotlight turned towards the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where an observer noted that the games' intended purposes were being overshadowed by political tensions and propaganda. The Olympics were be...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of September 1936

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

1 Z1 Computer
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Z1 Computer
2 Turing Machine
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Turing Machine
3 Dvorak Keyboard
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Dvorak Keyboard
4 Beckman pH Meter
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Beckman pH Meter
5 Instant Camera (Photo-See)
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Instant Camera (Photo-See)
6 High-Definition Television Broadcasts
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High-Definition Television Broadcasts
7 Shopping Cart
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Shopping Cart
8 Cobb Salad
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Cobb Salad
9 Cola-Flavored Jell-O
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Cola-Flavored Jell-O
10 Volkswagen Beetle Factory
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Volkswagen Beetle Factory

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From September 5, 1936

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  • Headline: Bill Terry's Historic Support Event. Impact: Bill Terry's support led to an unlikely chain of events where a random baseball game inspired the creation of a new sport: extreme baseball. It involves no rules, a lot of chaos, and the occasional live bear. Fact: Did you know that supporting a baseball player can be a full-time job? Just ask anyone with a fantasy baseball team: it's like an unpaid internship with way too much stress.
  • Headline: Observer Critiques 1936 Berlin Olympics. Impact: The observer's harsh critique of the Berlin Olympics somehow triggered a global trend of public skepticism towards all sporting events, culminating in the invention of the 'Couch Olympics,' where everyone wins by just sitting on their couches. Fact: Did you know that the Olympics were once about peace and unity? Now they're just about who can throw a javelin the farthest while wearing the most ridiculous spandex.
  • Headline: J.G. BRILL BUSINESS RISES; Orders Are More Than $1,000,000 Ahead of Same Period Last Year.. Impact: J.G. Brill's business boom inspired a nationwide obsession with railway cars that eventually led to a fad of miniature train sets in people's backyards. Who knew transportation could be so cute?. Fact: Did you know that $1,000,000 in orders sounds impressive until you realize it’s just a fancy way of saying 'we sold a lot of overpriced train sets'?.
  • Headline: Campaign Fund Inquiry Is On in Michigan;. Impact: The campaign fund inquiry in Michigan inadvertently led to the invention of the 'Political Transparency' app, which allows voters to track where their candidates keep their moneyβ€”spoiler: it's usually in offshore accounts. Fact: Did you know that political campaign funds are like a box of chocolates? You never know which one is going to give you indigestion.
  • Headline: CHURCH WITHSTANDS FIRE; Damage to Presbyterian Edifice in Brooklyn Was $100,000,. Impact: The Presbyterian church fire incident prompted a nationwide safety campaign that resulted in fireproofing churches. Ironically, it also led to the creation of a new holidayβ€”'Fireproof Your Faith Day.'. Fact: Did you know that $100,000 in damage can be a hefty price tag? That’s roughly equivalent to a really bad weekend in Vegas if you're not careful.
  • Headline: I$S RODGS WED TO R. L. VAN DER PYL; Bride's Father Performs the Ceremony in the First Presbyterian Church.. Impact: The wedding of I$S Rodgs and R.L. Van Der Pyl led to a bizarre chain reaction where people began naming their children after letters and symbols. Welcome to the world of A@B and C#. Fact: Did you know that weddings are the only places where people pay a lot of money to watch someone else say 'I do'? It's like paying for a really boring movie.
  • Headline: JAILED ON 63C TAX, FREED; Some One Pays for Boston Man, Who Insists He Owes Nothing.. Impact: P. Quinn's tax jail saga inspired a reality show where contestants compete to see who can evade taxes the longest. Spoiler: it's not as entertaining as it sounds. Fact: Did you know that jailing someone over 63 cents is basically the government saying, 'We take our pennies very seriously?'.
  • Headline: PLANS 3 MODEL HOUSES; Niagara Hudson Power to Make Use of All Modern Features.. Impact: The construction of model houses by Niagara Hudson Power became the blueprint for all future reality TV shows about home improvement. Because who doesn’t love watching other people fix their homes while you sit in your messy living room?. Fact: Did you know that model houses are like dollhouses for adults? Just with more paperwork and fewer imaginary friends.
  • Headline: Seized in Eyeglass 'Racket'. Impact: The eyeglass racket bust led to a nationwide awareness campaign on vision health, which ultimately resulted in the invention of glasses that double as fashion accessories. You can now look smart and stylish, all while squinting!. Fact: Did you know that getting arrested in an eyeglass racket is just one way to make sure you have a clear view of your poor life choices?.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
IBM
IBM
Price in 1936
$1.46
Stored value
$205,272

IBM - If you invested $1,000 in 1936, it would be worth $205,272 today (205.3x return)

Rank #3
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1936
$0.06
Stored value
$3,433,942

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1936, it would be worth $3,433,942 today (3433.9x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
More Fun Comics #8
More Fun Comics #8
$95,000
The Comics Magazine #1
The Comics Magazine #1
$200
New Comics #6
New Comics #6
$2,500
Detective Picture Stories #1
Detective Picture Stories #1
$1,500
Funny Pages #12
Funny Pages #12
$42,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Monopoly
Monopoly
$150.00
Mickey Mouse Stuffed Toy
Mickey Mouse Stuffed Toy
$150.00
Tinker Toys
Tinker Toys
$150.00
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo
$1350.00
Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Logs
$120.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
O-Pee-Chee Baseball (1936 R328)
O-Pee-Chee Baseball (1936 R328)
$11.00
Goudey Wide Pen Premiums (Type 1)
Goudey Wide Pen Premiums (Type 1)
$1,500
Player’s Cigarettes Film Stars
Player’s Cigarettes Film Stars
$250,000
Soccer Stars
Soccer Stars
$500,000
Churchman’s Boxing Personalities
Churchman’s Boxing Personalities
$4,700