NOVEMBER 6, 1938

SUNDAY
1938 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1938
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $7,318,352 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.29
Median Home Price$4,300.00
Gas Price Avg$0.18
Bread Price Avg$0.09
Movie Ticket Avg$0.29
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.54
Top Movies From 1938
Show screen release and event cards
1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2 Boys Town
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Boys Town
3 Alexander's Ragtime Band
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Alexander's Ragtime Band
4 Test Pilot
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Test Pilot
5 You Can't Take It with You
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You Can't Take It with You
6 Sweethearts
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Sweethearts
7 In Old Chicago
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In Old Chicago
8 The Adventures of Robin Hood
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
9 Love Finds Andy Hardy
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Love Finds Andy Hardy
10 Marie Antoinette
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Marie Antoinette
Bringing Up Baby
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Bringing Up Baby
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
The Adventures of Marco Polo
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
Jezebel
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Jezebel
Three Comrades
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Three Comrades
Holiday
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Holiday
Carefree
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Carefree
Algiers
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Algiers
Room Service
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Room Service
Vivacious Lady
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Vivacious Lady
Mad About Music
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Mad About Music
Merrily We Live
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Merrily We Live
The Buccaneer
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The Buccaneer
Four Daughters
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Four Daughters
If I Were King
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If I Were King
That Certain Age
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That Certain Age
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Having Wonderful Time
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Having Wonderful Time
The Shopworn Angel
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The Shopworn Angel
The Baroness and the Butler
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The Baroness and the Butler
Block-Heads
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Block-Heads
A Yank at Oxford
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A Yank at Oxford
Too Hot to Handle
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Too Hot to Handle
The Sisters
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The Sisters
The Spider's Web
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The Spider's Web
The Young in Heart
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The Young in Heart
Listen, Darling
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Listen, Darling
After the Thin Man
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After the Thin Man
The Good Earth
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The Good Earth
Nothing Sacred
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Nothing Sacred
The Hurricane
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The Hurricane
The Prisoner of Zenda
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The Prisoner of Zenda
Conquest
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Conquest
Heidi
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Heidi
True Confession
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True Confession
Madame X
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Madame X

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November 6, 1938

On November 6, 1938, the NAPHEX exhibit opened, showcasing private collections of stamps and postal history, drawing enthusiasts from across the nation. This event came during a period of economic recovery in the United States, as...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 1938

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

1 Ballpoint Pen
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Ballpoint Pen
2 Atomic Fission Discovery
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Atomic Fission Discovery
3 Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
4 Duplex Transmission Radio
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Duplex Transmission Radio
5 Gas Turbine Engine Improvements
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Gas Turbine Engine Improvements
6 Automatic Telephone Switching
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Automatic Telephone Switching
7 Instant Coffee
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Instant Coffee
8 Television Camera Tube Improvements
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Television Camera Tube Improvements
9 Aircraft Cabin Oxygen Systems
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Aircraft Cabin Oxygen Systems
10 Electric Hearing Aid
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Electric Hearing Aid

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From November 6, 1938

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  • Headline: NAPHEX Exhibit Showcases Rare Stamps. Impact: The opening of this exhibit inspired a global stamp-collecting frenzy that ironically led to a worldwide shortage of paper, forcing children to start collecting rocks instead. Who knew that a few postage stamps could disrupt the fabric of childhood hobbies?. Fact: As if the world needed more stamps, right? But who can resist the allure of tiny pieces of paper that once carried love letters, bills, and questionable postcards?.
  • Headline: Dr. Duggan's Nomination Anniversary. Impact: Dr. Duggan's reappointment set off a series of events that led to an absurd number of international treaties being inked, all because someone thought it would be a good idea to make him a permanent fixture in diplomatic circles. Spoiler alert: it wasn't. Fact: Reappointments are just like leftovers: you think you’ll enjoy them, but they just keep hanging around longer than necessary.
  • Headline: Exploring Van de Water Hill Events. Impact: This seemingly innocuous statement led to generations of people deciding they needed a 'country getaway'β€”resulting in the rise of overpriced Airbnb cabins and the term 'glamping'. Thanks, Van de Water Hill!. Fact: The phrase 'We're Still in the Country' became the unofficial motto for all those who refuse to leave their WiFi behind while pretending to connect with nature.
  • Headline: PRINCETON SOCCER VICTOR; Ewing and Sylvester Register to Halt Cornell, 2 to 0. Impact: This match set the stage for an ongoing rivalry that would eventually lead to the invention of the β€˜Princeton Crying Game’ for all Cornell fans. Little did they know, tears would become the unofficial team mascot. Fact: Soccer: the only sport where the ball is more likely to score than the players are. But hey, at least Princeton got the win!.
  • Headline: Verdun Earth in Berlin. Impact: The act of depositing soil from Verdun in Berlin symbolized reconciliation, but also inadvertently sparked an underground movement of soil collectors who saw this as a golden opportunity to start their own 'dirt museum'. Who knew dirt could be so... profound?. Fact: The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and costliest battles in WWI. So, yeah, let’s celebrate with a little dirt, shall we?.
  • Headline: A Dramatic Novel of Industry; In "F. O. B. Detroit" Wessel Smitter Writes With Power of Men Pitted Against Economic Forces. Impact: This novel inspired countless aspiring writers to take on the struggles of the working class, accidentally leading to the birth of the modern-day 'angst-ridden' novelist stereotype. Thanks a lot, Wessel!. Fact: Detroit was once known as the Motor City, but after reading this book, it became the 'City of Existential Crises'.
  • Headline: WASHINGTON STOPS STANFORD BY 10-7; Cruver Crashes Across Goal Line and Later Boots a Field Goal for Huskies. Impact: This football score led to a string of misguided bets on college sports, which eventually turned into the billion-dollar betting industry we all know and love todayβ€”thanks, Washington Huskies, for the financial chaos!. Fact: In football, a score of 10-7 is often referred to as 'the average Tuesday'. Who knew college football could be so thrilling?.
  • Headline: FOOTBALL COMES TO THE GRIDIRON OF ASPHALT; In the Side Streets the Youth of New York Play a Noisy Game Amid Hazards of Traffic. Impact: This event spawned an entire generation of urban athletes who learned to dodge traffic and tackle cars, culminating in the reality show 'Survivor: NYC Side Streets'. Who knew gridiron could be so literal?. Fact: Playing football on city streets: because why not add a little danger to your weekend fun? Only in New York!.
  • Headline: That Friend of Metternich, The Princess Lieven; An Excellent Biography of an Expert in the Drawing-Room Diplomacy of the Last Century. Impact: Her biography rekindled interest in the art of drawing-room diplomacy, leading to a resurgence of elaborate tea parties and passive-aggressive conversations that still permeate high society to this day. Cheers to that!. Fact: Drawing-room diplomacy is just a fancy way of saying 'let's gossip about our enemies over tea'.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1938
$0.06
Stored value
$3,433,940

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1938, it would be worth $3,433,940 today (3433.9x return)

Rank #2
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1938
$0.25
Stored value
$586,656

Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1938, it would be worth $586,656 today (586.7x return)

Rank #3
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1938
$0.31
Stored value
$474,914

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1938, it would be worth $474,914 today (474.9x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Action Comics #1
Action Comics #1
$8,000
Detective Comics #16
Detective Comics #16
$10,200
Adventure Comics #32
Adventure Comics #32
$50,000
Famous Funnies #47
Famous Funnies #47
$1,200
The Funnies #12
The Funnies #12
$42,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Scrabble
Scrabble
$250.00
MÀrklin Electric Trains
MÀrklin Electric Trains
$300.00
Monopoly
Monopoly
$200.00
Tinkertoys
Tinkertoys
$150.00
Radio Flyer Wagon
Radio Flyer Wagon
$120.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1938 Gum Inc. Horrors of War #1 It's War
1938 Gum Inc. Horrors of War #1 It's War
$2,500
1938 Churchman's Boxing Personalities Joe Louis
1938 Churchman's Boxing Personalities Joe Louis
$32,000
1938 Wills's Three Castles Film Stars Clark Gable
1938 Wills's Three Castles Film Stars Clark Gable
$80,000
1938 Player's Cigarettes Film Stars Second Series Charlie Chaplin
1938 Player's Cigarettes Film Stars Second Series Charlie Chaplin
$250,000
1938 Gallaher Famous Cricketers Don Bradman
1938 Gallaher Famous Cricketers Don Bradman
$15,000