DECEMBER 24, 1937

FRIDAY
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
Wee Willie Winkie
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Wee Willie Winkie
Topper
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Topper
Night Must Fall
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Night Must Fall
Personal Property
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Personal Property
The Awful Truth
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The Awful Truth
Kid Galahad
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Kid Galahad
Way Out West
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Way Out West
Nothing Sacred
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Nothing Sacred
Fire Over England
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Fire Over England
Dead End
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Dead End
Angel
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Angel
The Life of Emile Zola
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The Life of Emile Zola
The Hurricane
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The Hurricane
The Prisoner of Zenda
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The Prisoner of Zenda
Make Way for Tomorrow
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Make Way for Tomorrow
Conquest
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Conquest
Heidi
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Heidi
The Last Gangster
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The Last Gangster
History Is Made at Night
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History Is Made at Night
The Toast of New York
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The Toast of New York
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
Another Dawn
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Another Dawn
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
Every Day's a Holiday
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Every Day's a Holiday
Tovarich
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Tovarich
Ali Baba Goes to Town
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Ali Baba Goes to Town
100 Men and a Girl
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100 Men and a Girl
Quality Street
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Quality Street
Madame X
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Madame X
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

December 24, 1937 Trivia

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December 24, 1937

On December 24, 1937, the passing of Lieut. Gen. Count Gustav von Lambsdorff marked a significant moment in German military history. The 70-year-old aristocrat, who once served as an aide to Kaiser Wilhelm II and played a pivotal...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 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

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From December 24, 1937

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  • Headline: Count Gustav von Lambsdorff Passes Away. Impact: Had von Lambsdorff not kicked the bucket, his advice might have led to a world where Liege was declared a world heritage site rather than a battlefield. Imagine tourists snapping selfies instead of dodging bullets. Fact: Gustav was not only a military man but also a fan of medieval poetry. Who knew the guy who helped capture Liege also had a soft spot for sonnets?.
  • Headline: Janet Keidel's Upcoming Wedding Announcement. Impact: This union set off a chain reaction where eventual descendants would become awkward at family gatherings, all because someone decided to say 'I do' instead of 'I don’t.'. Fact: Janet's wedding was reportedly so anticipated that even the local pigeons were making plans to RSVP!.
  • Headline: Andrew J. Conroy's Lasting Impact. Impact: Andrew J. Conroy's emergence in the news likely inspired countless future Andrews to embrace their middle initials, forever changing the landscape of boring name conventions. Fact: Andrew J. Conroy is so famous that even his middle initial has its own fan club. It's quite a popular letter, you know.
  • Headline: Dunn-Wlnans. Impact: The Dunn-Wlnans pairing probably led to an explosion of hyphenated last names, resulting in a future where filling out forms became a multi-page ordeal. Fact: Rumor has it that Dunn and Wlnans met at a β€˜Most Confusing Last Name’ competition. They won, of course.
  • Headline: AN ADVOCATE OF ECONOMY. Impact: Morgenthau's economic advocacy sparked a trend of 'frugality chic,' where future generations would brag about their thrift store finds instead of their designer labels. Fact: Morgenthau once saved a family of raccoons by advocating for a budget-friendly garbage disposal system. True hero status!.
  • Headline: Irwin-Ham. Impact: The Irwin-Ham headline suggests that these two were destined for something great, perhaps a future culinary empire where everyone argues over the best sandwich toppings. Fact: Irwin and Ham are often mistaken for a comedy duo. Their only act? Slipping on banana peels while trying to cook gourmet meals!.
  • Headline: Kreisler Tax Claim Settled. Impact: The resolution of Kreisler’s tax claim might have inadvertently encouraged future musicians to think they could avoid taxes through sheer talent alone. Spoiler: They can't. Fact: Kreisler's tax claim was so convoluted that it was considered a new art form. If only the IRS accepted performances as payment!.

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