NOVEMBER 21, 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
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
Satan Met a Lady
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Satan Met a Lady
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 21, 1936

On November 21, 1936, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey showcased a model for the proposed entrance to the Midtown Tunnel. This engineering marvel was designed to connect New Jersey to Manhattan, highlighting the ongoi...

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

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From November 21, 1936

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  • Headline: New Jersey Entrance Model Unveiled. Impact: If only the Port Authority had known that their tunnel would one day become a traffic nightmare, they might have just built a giant hamster wheel instead. Imagine the cardio benefits!. Fact: Did you know that the original plans for tunnels were just blueprints for really long water slides? No? Well, neither did the Port Authority.
  • Headline: Unrest in Spain During Civil War. Impact: The conditions in Spain were so bad that they inspired a generation of artists to pick up their paintbrushes instead of their rifles. Who knew that chaos could spark creativity?. Fact: Did you know that Spain's 'conditions' at the time were so bad that even the weather was considering retirement?.
  • Headline: A NEW TICKET COMPLAINT; Hockey Fan Finds Fault With, of All Things, Complimentaries.. Impact: This hockey fan's complaint about complimentary tickets opened the floodgates for fans everywhere to express their dissatisfaction. Now, even the players' moms are filing complaints about their sons’ performance!. Fact: Did you know that complaining about free tickets is basically the adult version of 'I didn't want to eat those vegetables anyway'?.
  • Headline: H. W. BEAUCLERK DIES; CANADIAN FINANCIER; i Served as Director in Many i Companies--Was Leader in the Pulp Industry.. Impact: Beauclerk's death marked the end of an era in the pulp industry, leading to a sudden spike in paper mache crafts among children as they sought to honor his legacy through questionable art. Fact: Did you know that Beauclerk's favorite pastime was making paper airplanes? Too bad he wasn't around to see them soar.
  • Headline: Boys High to Seek 14th Straight In Game With Lincoln Team Today; Baldwin Will Oppose Politecnica Eleven at Freeport in Another Metropolitan Schoolboy Feature -- St. Benedict's to Risk Record -- Port Chester Makes Title Bid.. Impact: Boys High's quest for a 14th straight win inspired countless underdog sports movies, some of which included a dramatic training montage set to the tune of 'Eye of the Tiger'β€”because clichΓ©s are timeless. Fact: Did you know that the Politecnica Eleven were so polite that they actually apologized before scoring? True story!.
  • Headline: Ousted Aide Loses Pension Plea. Impact: The ruling against T. McMeekan's pension plea inadvertently sparked a movement for pension rights, leading to the phrase 'No pension, no peace' being chanted in city halls for decades. Fact: Did you know that losing a pension plea is basically the adult equivalent of being told you can't have dessert? So unfair!.
  • Headline: City College Alumni Fete Set. Impact: The City College Alumni Fete set off a chain of alumni reunions that eventually led to the invention of the awkward name tag β€” a true testament to humanity's desire to remember faces but forget names. Fact: Did you know that alumni dinners are just fancy ways for people to reminisce about how much they didn't enjoy college food?.

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