JUNE 21, 1937

MONDAY
1937 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1937
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $8,807,286 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.29
Median Home Price$4,450.00
Gas Price Avg$0.19
Bread Price Avg$0.09
Movie Ticket Avg$0.29
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.54
Top Movies From 1937
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1 Saratoga
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Saratoga
2 Maytime
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Maytime
3 The Good Earth
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The Good Earth
4 Stella Dallas
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Stella Dallas
5 Rosalie
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Rosalie
6 Broadway Melody of 1938
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Broadway Melody of 1938
7 Captains Courageous
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Captains Courageous
8 Lost Horizon
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Lost Horizon
9 A Day at the Races
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A Day at the Races
10 Thin Ice
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Thin Ice
Green Light
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Green Light
The Great O'Malley
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The Great O'Malley
A Star Is Born
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A Star Is Born
Topper
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Topper
The Awful Truth
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The Awful Truth
Way Out West
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Way Out West
Make Way for Tomorrow
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Make Way for Tomorrow
The Last Gangster
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The Last Gangster
History Is Made at Night
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History Is Made at Night
Marked Woman
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Marked Woman
The Bride Wore Red
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The Bride Wore Red
The Adventurous Blonde
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The Adventurous Blonde
True Confession
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True Confession
The Life of the Party
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The Life of the Party
Double Wedding
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Double Wedding
Back in Circulation
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Back in Circulation
Varsity Show
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Varsity Show
Wells Fargo
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Wells Fargo
High, Wide, and Handsome
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High, Wide, and Handsome
Ali Baba Goes to Town
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Ali Baba Goes to Town
The Milky Way
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The Milky Way
Dodsworth
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Dodsworth
Camille
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Camille
After the Thin Man
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After the Thin Man
The Story of Louis Pasteur
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The Story of Louis Pasteur
Things to Come
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Things to Come
Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Green Pastures
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Green Pastures
Winterset
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Winterset

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June 21, 1937

On June 21, 1937, Richard B. Brandt wed Mary Harris in a ceremony that took place at the Colton Chapel of Lafayette College, officiated by Dr. C. W. Harris, the bride's father. This event occurred during a period of economic recov...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of June 1937

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

1 Nylon
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Nylon
2 Microwave Radar Prototype
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Microwave Radar Prototype
3 Color Television Experiments
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Color Television Experiments
4 Electric Can Opener
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Electric Can Opener
5 Hydrogen Bomb Theory
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Hydrogen Bomb Theory
6 Turbojet Engine Test
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Turbojet Engine Test
7 Automatic Seat Belt Concept
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Automatic Seat Belt Concept
8 Magnetic Drum Memory
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Magnetic Drum Memory
9 Vacuum-Tube Computer Logic
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Vacuum-Tube Computer Logic
10 Photocopier Concept
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Photocopier Concept

The Sounds of

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Headlines From June 21, 1937

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  • Headline: Richard B. Brandt Marries Mary Harris. Impact: The wedding of Richard B. Brandt and Mary Harris set off a chain reaction of awkward family reunions, leading to a spike in awkward wedding speeches and the eventual rise of reality TV shows featuring dysfunctional families. Fact: This wedding might have been the last time anyone used the phrase 'by the power vested in me' without rolling their eyes.
  • Headline: Remembering Mrs. Alonzo P. Meyer. Impact: Sarah E. Meyer's contributions to society remain largely unknown, but her legacy lives on in the countless women named 'Mrs. Alonzo P. Meyer' who would forever be overshadowed by their husbands. Fact: In a parallel universe, Sarah Meyer is a renowned inventor of the world's first self-slicing bread, but in this timeline, she just got a headline.
  • Headline: The Kelner-Greenfield Collaboration. Impact: Jos Kelner and G. Greenfield's nuptials marked the beginning of the 'two last names' trend, which would later lead to people questioning how many names one person really needs. Fact: Marriage is just a fancy way of saying, 'We’re committed to sharing our Netflix passwords.'.
  • Headline: GEORGE W. CRANE; Aide In the State Department of Taxation and Finance Was 72. Impact: George W. Crane's passing left an empty chair in the State Department of Taxation and Finance, leading to a nationwide crisis in the accuracy of tax returns, which still haunts us today. Fact: At 72, George W. Crane was probably just starting to figure out how to use his smartphoneβ€”talk about tragic timing.
  • Headline: Brosnahan--Roche. Impact: The marriage of Jno W. Roche and M. Brosnahan resulted in a series of unfortunate events, including the creation of a family tree that would stump even the most skilled genealogists. Fact: If family trees were a thing back then, this one might have had more branches than a local park.
  • Headline: $10,000,000 LOST BY STEEL WORKERS; Shutdown Costs 85,000 Their Pay for Four Weeks and the Toll Mounts. Impact: The $10,000,000 lost by steel workers led to the Great Steel Worker Bake Sale of 1923, where cookies were sold at an outrageous markup to cover the losses, kickstarting the modern fundraising industry. Fact: If only steel workers had baked cookies instead of going on strike, we might have a cookie-based economy by now.
  • Headline: Gospel Is Linked to Fatherhood. Impact: The sermon linking the Gospel to fatherhood inadvertently led to the rise of dad jokes as a cultural phenomenon, ensuring that groans would echo through generations. Fact: If only the sermon had linked the Gospel to stand-up comedy, we might have had a much more entertaining church experience.
  • Headline: Dr. Ayer Sees 'Stark Pagan' Trend in Nation In Stress on Athletics and Physical Beauty. Impact: Dr. Ayer’s observations about a 'stark pagan' trend paved the way for countless debates about fitness culture, leading to the rise of gym selfies and the eventual invention of yoga pants. Fact: Dr. Ayer probably didn’t foresee that one day, people would spend more time taking pictures of their workouts than actually working out.
  • Headline: GOD'S 'OWNERSHIP' CITED; His Mark Should Be in Every Home, Rev. J. K. Benedict Says. Impact: Rev. J. K. Benedict's insistence on God's 'ownership' inspired generations of people to hang decorative signs in their homes, which ultimately led to the rise of 'Live, Laugh, Love' dΓ©cor. Fact: If God truly owned every home, we probably wouldn’t need to worry about paying rent… or at least that’s what the signs would have us believe.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #2
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1937
$0.06
Stored value
$3,433,941

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1937, it would be worth $3,433,941 today (3433.9x return)

Rank #3
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1937
$0.25
Stored value
$586,657

Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1937, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #1
Detective Comics #1
$1,200,000
Funny Picture Stories #1
Funny Picture Stories #1
$150
Detective Picture Stories #1
Detective Picture Stories #1
$1,500
Western Picture Stories #1
Western Picture Stories #1
$400
The Comics Magazine #1
The Comics Magazine #1
$100
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Monopoly
Monopoly
$200.00
Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Logs
$120.00
Tinkertoy
Tinkertoy
$200.00
Steelcraft Zeppelin
Steelcraft Zeppelin
$150.00
Kilgore Cap Guns
Kilgore Cap Guns
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Goudey Wide Pen Premiums V351 (Type 3) - Mickey Cochrane
Goudey Wide Pen Premiums V351 (Type 3) - Mickey Cochrane
$250,000
R69 Gum, Inc. - 'Horrors of War' #1 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident'
R69 Gum, Inc. - 'Horrors of War' #1 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident'
$10,000
Churchman's Cigarettes - Boxing Personalities - Jack Dempsey
Churchman's Cigarettes - Boxing Personalities - Jack Dempsey
$1,500
Stoltz 'Famous Aircraft of the World' - Focke-Wulf Fw 200
Stoltz 'Famous Aircraft of the World' - Focke-Wulf Fw 200
$250
Player's Cigarettes - Film Stars (Third Series) - Clark Gable
Player's Cigarettes - Film Stars (Third Series) - Clark Gable
$3,120.00