DECEMBER 5, 1942

SATURDAY
1942 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1942
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $8,968,676 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.39
Median Home Price$4,680.00
Gas Price Avg$0.20
Bread Price Avg$0.10
Movie Ticket Avg$0.33
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.61
Top Movies From 1942
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1 Mrs. Miniver
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Mrs. Miniver
2 Random Harvest
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Random Harvest
3 Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
4 Reap the Wild Wind
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Reap the Wild Wind
5 Road to Morocco
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Road to Morocco
6 Holiday Inn
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Holiday Inn
7 Wake Island
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Wake Island
8 The Pride of the Yankees
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The Pride of the Yankees
9 Kings Row
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Kings Row
10 For Me and My Gal
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For Me and My Gal
The Man Who Came to Dinner
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The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Palm Beach Story
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The Palm Beach Story
To Be or Not to Be
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To Be or Not to Be
Woman of the Year
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Woman of the Year
In This Our Life
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In This Our Life
The Black Swan
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The Black Swan
The Talk of the Town
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The Talk of the Town
The Male Animal
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The Male Animal
My Favorite Blonde
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My Favorite Blonde
This Above All
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This Above All
The Spoilers
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The Spoilers
Across the Pacific
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Across the Pacific
The Magnificent Ambersons
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The Magnificent Ambersons
The Pied Piper
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The Pied Piper
The Major and the Minor
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The Major and the Minor
Saboteur
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Saboteur
Larceny, Inc.
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Larceny, Inc.
Moontide
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Moontide
I Married a Witch
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I Married a Witch
The Ghost of Frankenstein
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The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Big Street
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The Big Street
Bambi
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Bambi
Now, Voyager
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Now, Voyager
Tales of Manhattan
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Tales of Manhattan
The Moon and Sixpence
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The Moon and Sixpence
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Flying Tigers
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Flying Tigers
The Glass Key
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The Glass Key
Gentleman Jim
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Gentleman Jim
The Jungle Book
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The Jungle Book
The Undying Monster
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The Undying Monster
Tarzan's New York Adventure
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Tarzan's New York Adventure
To the Shores of Tripoli
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To the Shores of Tripoli
The Mummy's Tomb
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The Mummy's Tomb
The Maltese Falcon
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The Maltese Falcon
Citizen Kane
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Citizen Kane
The Wolf Man
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The Wolf Man
Suspicion
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Suspicion
Dumbo
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Dumbo
Sullivan's Travels
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Sullivan's Travels
Ball of Fire
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Ball of Fire
Shadow of the Thin Man
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Shadow of the Thin Man
Hellzapoppin'
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Hellzapoppin'

December 5, 1942 Trivia

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December 5, 1942

On December 5, 1942, the United States was deeply entrenched in World War II, with significant military campaigns underway in multiple theaters. America was facing challenges on the home front, including food rationing and changin...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 1942

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

1 Atomic Reactor (Chicago Pile-1)
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Atomic Reactor (Chicago Pile-1)
2 Electronic Countermeasures Systems
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Electronic Countermeasures Systems
3 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
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Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
4 Modern Rocket Engine
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Modern Rocket Engine
5 High-Altitude Pressure Suit
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High-Altitude Pressure Suit
6 Amphibious Landing Craft
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Amphibious Landing Craft
7 Synthetic Rubber (GR-S)
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Synthetic Rubber (GR-S)
8 Automatic Analog Computer
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Automatic Analog Computer
9 Magnetic Mine Detection
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Magnetic Mine Detection
10 Portable Field Radio
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Portable Field Radio

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From December 5, 1942

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  • Headline: Altei D. Secrist's Impact. Impact: If Secrist had not existed, perhaps the world would have never developed the peculiar obsession with unusual names that we have today. Just imagine a world where everyone was named John or Jane. Boring, right?. Fact: Secrist sounds like a superhero’s alias. Maybe he was secretly fighting crime under the cover of a mundane name!.
  • Headline: The Legacy of Thos H. Dodds. Impact: Dodds, with his unique name, might have inspired a generation of parents to get creative with their baby names. Thanks to him, we now have a plethora of bizarre names out there, including 'Thobler' and 'Doddsley.'. Fact: If you rearranged the letters in Dodds, you could spell 'sod,' which is precisely what you’ll be if you name your kid that.
  • Headline: Condensed Soups Transform Cooking During War. Impact: This pivotal moment in soup history led to a culinary revolution. The ripple effect? Instant ramen and microwave meals in the future, because who has time for actual cooking when you can just add water?. Fact: Condensed soup was the original 'just add water' solution, long before it became a motto for lazy college students everywhere.
  • Headline: LEHMAN SWORN IN AS RELIEF DIRECTOR; President at Ceremony in His Office Says Governor Will Make Success of Task. Impact: Lehman’s appointment set off a chain reaction that ultimately led to the modern-day bureaucratic maze. Thanks to him, we now have layers upon layers of red tape to navigate in every government office. Fact: Being sworn in as a relief director sounds fancy, but let's be honest, it’s basically just a title for someone who gets to deal with everyone else's problems.
  • Headline: I IDR, r,M, PADELrORD, GOIST EDUCATOR, 67; Professor at Craduate School of Washinon Stricken Golfing With Sen ator-Elect H awkes. Impact: The untimely golfing accident of Padelford perhaps ignited a warning to future educators: Never mix leisure activities with politics or you might just 'tee off' the wrong person. Fact: Padelford's name sounds like a character from a Victorian novel, but sadly, he was just an educator who got caught in a golf cart of fate.
  • Headline: J.A. KEOGH IS KILLED ON USO THEATRE TOUR; Director of Irish Players a Victim of Auto Accident. Impact: Keogh's tragic passing left a hole in the arts community, sparking a movement towards better safety regulations for touring groups, ensuring that future artists could continue to bring joy without the worry of tragic accidents. Fact: Keogh's life was a tapestry of performances and passion, but sometimes fate has a tragic way of snipping the threads too soon.
  • Headline: MOSCONI SETS BACK GREENLEAF, 125-97; Registers Seventh Victory in Tourney for World Title at Pocket Billiards CRANE DEFEATED TWICE Bows to Mosconi and Caras While Rudolph Topples Veteran, 125 to 51. Impact: Mosconi's win likely inspired countless future pool players, leading to an explosion of pool halls, and eventually, that one guy at parties who insists on showing off his trick shots. Fact: If pocket billiards was any more popular, we’d probably have a national holiday dedicated to people pretending they know how to play.
  • Headline: APPEALS FOR VOLUNTEERS; Save-the-Children Group Needs Women to Sort Clothing. Impact: This call to action may have sparked a global movement for volunteerism, leading to the rise of social media influencers who 'volunteer' for the photo op and never actually help. Fact: Volunteering is the only time when sorting through someone else's stuff is considered a noble act and not just nosy behavior.
  • Headline: YEAR-ROUND STUDY IN VOCATIONS URGED; Action is First by Any Major School Group in Favor of Copying College Speed-Up WAR GUIDANCE STRESSED Dr. Jager, Federal Expert, Tells Association Every School Should Have a Counselor. Impact: This push for vocational study set the stage for the future of education, where students are now pressured to choose their life paths at the tender age of 5. Thanks, Dr. Jager!. Fact: Dr. Jager probably didn’t realize that his advice would lead to millions of kids declaring they want to be YouTubers instead of actual 'vocations.'.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
Price in 1942
$0.69
Stored value
$147,887

Kimberly-Clark - If you invested $1,000 in 1942, it would be worth $147,887 today (147.9x return)

Rank #3
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1942
$0.31
Stored value
$474,914

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1942, it would be worth $474,914 today (474.9x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Wonder Woman #1
Wonder Woman #1
$25,000
All Star Comics #11
All Star Comics #11
$3,000
Captain America Comics #13
Captain America Comics #13
$20,000
Hit Comics #27
Hit Comics #27
$10,200
Detective Comics #66
Detective Comics #66
$1,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Inflatable Airplane
Inflatable Airplane
$120.00
Tin Soldiers
Tin Soldiers
$75.00
Simple Wooden Blocks
Simple Wooden Blocks
$75.00
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo
$1350.00
Silhouette Jigsaw Puzzles
Silhouette Jigsaw Puzzles
$25.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
War Gum (1942)
War Gum (1942)
$2,000
Gill'S Cigarette Cards - Military Series
Gill'S Cigarette Cards - Military Series
$20
British Wartime Stamps
British Wartime Stamps
$10,000,000
Canada War Savings Stamps
Canada War Savings Stamps
$2,000
Ration Card Series
Ration Card Series
$1,000