NOVEMBER 12, 1936

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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
Follow the Fleet
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Follow the Fleet
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
Wife vs. Secretary
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Wife vs. Secretary
Desire
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Desire
Camille
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Camille
Fury
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Fury
The Prisoner of Shark Island
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The Prisoner of Shark Island
These Three
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These Three
The Devil-Doll
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The Devil-Doll
The Invisible Ray
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The Invisible Ray
The Walking Dead
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The Walking Dead
The General Died at Dawn
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The General Died at Dawn
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
The Garden of Allah
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The Garden of Allah
Born to Dance
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Born to Dance
Go West Young Man
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Go West Young Man
Come and Get It
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Come and Get It
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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November 12, 1936

On November 12, 1936, the British Parliament considered a significant bill aimed at reforming divorce laws, presented by an Independent group. This proposed legislation sought to broaden the grounds for divorce, reflecting a chang...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 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

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Headlines From November 12, 1936

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  • Headline: Reforming English Divorce Laws. Impact: This bill set off a chain reaction leading to an explosion of 'It's not you, it's me' conversations across England, ultimately culminating in an overabundance of rom-coms and a 300% increase in self-help book sales. Fact: Divorce lawyers must have been popping champagne corks that day, wondering how many new clients they'd snag from this legislative makeover.
  • Headline: Roosevelt Opens 1937 Auto Show. Impact: Roosevelt's pep talk at the auto show inspired a nationwide obsession with cars that would eventually lead to the invention of the drive-thru, forever changing the way Americans consume burgers and coffee. Fact: Fun fact: This was before the world realized that the 'safety devices' would eventually include the infamous 'cup holders' which have saved countless lives from spilled coffee disasters.
  • Headline: Boy of 3 Is a Victim. Impact: This tragic incident sparked a series of safety reforms in playgrounds across the country, emphasizing the need for better supervision and safer environments for children. Fact: Incidents like this remind us of the historical weight of childhood safety, leading to the eventual creation of the phrase 'it takes a village to raise a child'β€”and a lot of vigilance.
  • Headline: SPURRED BY U.S. AIR BID; De Havilland Alters Craft to Escape British Night-Flying Ban.. Impact: De Havilland's crafty alterations paved the way for the invention of night vision goggles, resulting in a surge of midnight aviators who would later inspire the phrase, 'What could possibly go wrong?'. Fact: Who knew that some aircraft modifications would lead to a future where entire movies could be filmed at night without a single light?.
  • Headline: DRIVE FOR PEACE BY LEGION URGED; Jersey Commander Calls on Veterans to Seek Way to Keep Nation Out of War. HE SPEAKS IN JERSEY CITY 5,000 Take Part in Parade in Newark -- Service Also Held at Montclair Park.. Impact: This call for peace did little to stop the inevitable, but it did inspire an entire generation of veterans to take up knitting as a hobbyβ€”because, you know, peace. Fact: Imagine if all those veterans had taken their peace efforts to a reality TV show insteadβ€”'Survivor: Non-War Edition' could have been a hit!.
  • Headline: Hitler Honors Mussolini. Impact: This awkward bro-mance between Hitler and Mussolini set the stage for alliances that would shape the world, leading to a series of events that would require future historians to write entire textbooks about bad decisions. Fact: If only they had honored each other with friendship bracelets insteadβ€”things might have gone differently.
  • Headline: Nicaraguan Voters to Get No More Gifts of Liquor. Impact: This decision likely resulted in a sharp decline in the number of people showing up to vote, proving once again that bribing voters with booze is a time-tested strategy that should probably stay in the past. Fact: Can you imagine voting sober? That's like going to a party without snacksβ€”just wrong on so many levels.
  • Headline: MEXICANS SEIZE AMERICAN; Mine Superintendent Freed After Bandits Take Money.. Impact: This brazen act of banditry not only sparked a series of negotiations but also inspired countless Hollywood blockbusters featuring the classic 'kidnapped for ransom' trope. Fact: The irony is that the bandits probably just wanted a job in the film industryβ€”because who wouldn’t want to be famous for their 'acting' in a hostage situation?.
  • Headline: European Issues Discussed. Impact: This gathering of European leaders set the stage for decades of diplomatic discussions that would inevitably end up in the 'nothing gets done' file, which is still in use today. Fact: When European leaders meet, it’s like watching a group of cats trying to agree on a single sunny spot to nap inβ€”everyone has their own agenda!.

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