OCTOBER 6, 1943

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1943 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1943
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $6,660,161 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.44
Median Home Price$5,020.00
Gas Price Avg$0.21
Bread Price Avg$0.11
Movie Ticket Avg$0.35
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.63
Top Movies From 1943
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1 This Is the Army
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This Is the Army
2 For Whom the Bell Tolls
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
3 The Song of Bernadette
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The Song of Bernadette
4 Stage Door Canteen
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Stage Door Canteen
5
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Star Spangled Rhythm
6 Thousands Cheer
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Thousands Cheer
7 Casablanca
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Casablanca
8 Coney Island
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Coney Island
9 Destination Tokyo
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Destination Tokyo
10 Dixie
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Dixie
Air Force
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Air Force
Hitler's Children
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Hitler's Children
Corvette K-225
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Corvette K-225
The Moon Is Down
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The Moon Is Down
Shadow of a Doubt
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Shadow of a Doubt
Sahara
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Sahara
Watch on the Rhine
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Watch on the Rhine
The Outlaw
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The Outlaw
Five Graves to Cairo
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Five Graves to Cairo
The More the Merrier
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The More the Merrier
Hangmen Also Die!
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Hangmen Also Die!
The Ox-Bow Incident
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The Ox-Bow Incident
This Land Is Mine
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This Land Is Mine
I Walked with a Zombie
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I Walked with a Zombie
Heaven Can Wait
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Heaven Can Wait
The Leopard Man
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The Leopard Man
So Proudly We Hail!
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So Proudly We Hail!
The Seventh Victim
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The Seventh Victim
Meshes of the Afternoon
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Meshes of the Afternoon
Cabin in the Sky
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Cabin in the Sky
The Constant Nymph
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The Constant Nymph
The Fallen Sparrow
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The Fallen Sparrow
The Human Comedy
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The Human Comedy
Phantom of the Opera
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Phantom of the Opera
Edge of Darkness
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Edge of Darkness
Action in the North Atlantic
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Action in the North Atlantic
The Black Swan
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The Black Swan
Cat People
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Cat People
Random Harvest
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Random Harvest
I Married a Witch
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I Married a Witch
Bambi
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Bambi

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October 6, 1943

On October 6, 1943, the political landscape in Colombia took a notable turn with the appointment of Carlos Lozano y Lozano as the country's new Foreign Minister. This development came amidst World War II, a period marked by global...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of October 1943

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

1 Colossus Computer
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Colossus Computer
2 Artificial Kidney Dialysis Machine
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Artificial Kidney Dialysis Machine
3 Remote-Controlled Missile
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Remote-Controlled Missile
4 Infrared Heat-Seeking Guidance
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Infrared Heat-Seeking Guidance
5 Modern Aerosol Spray Can
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Modern Aerosol Spray Can
6 High-Speed Jet Bomber
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High-Speed Jet Bomber
7 Electromagnetic Proximity Mine
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Electromagnetic Proximity Mine
8 Electric Stapler
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Electric Stapler
9 Plastic Contact Lenses
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Plastic Contact Lenses
10 Portable Oxygen Concentrator Concept
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Portable Oxygen Concentrator Concept

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Headlines From October 6, 1943

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  • Headline: Lozano Becomes Colombia's Foreign Minister. Impact: Lozano's resignation triggered a series of diplomatic blunders that led to Colombia accidentally declaring war on a pineapple farm in Hawaii in the 1970s. The farm, of course, won the war and became an independent nation. Fact: Did you know that the only thing more unstable than Colombian foreign policy in the 1950s was the coffee supply? No wonder they needed a new foreign minister!.
  • Headline: Civil Liberties Union Challenges School Bus Law. Impact: This lawsuit set off a chain reaction of educational debates, eventually leading to the creation of a reality TV show called 'School Bus Wars,' where parents fought for their kids' right to ride the bus while wearing outrageous costumes. Fact: Spoiler alert: the show was canceled after the first season due to a lack of actual bus-related drama. Who knew transportation could be so dull?.
  • Headline: Fordham Track Star Honored with Navy Air Medal. Impact: The Navy Air Medal awarded to this track star inspired a new Olympic event combining sprinting with aerial dogfights. Unfortunately, it was deemed too dangerous and was quickly retired. Fact: Turns out, running fast while dodging bullets isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Who could have guessed?.
  • Headline: PRESIDENT SHOWS SWORD; Jeweled Scimitar Gift From the. Impact: Roosevelt showing off that jeweled scimitar later inspired a trend among world leaders to flaunt increasingly ridiculous gifts. This ultimately led to a summit where leaders exchanged inflatable flamingos. Fact: If only those flamingos had been around earlier, they might have helped settle a few international disputes with a good laugh!.
  • Headline: BOUGUEREAU IS BOUGHT; Brings $1,500 at an Auction of George H. Warren Property. Impact: The sale of Bouguereau's painting at auction sparked a global art frenzy, leading to the Great Paint War of the 1960s, where collectors battled it out in paintball tournaments to see who would claim ownership of famous artworks. Fact: Can you imagine Picasso with a paintball gun? The art world might have looked a little different if that had happened!.
  • Headline: Lowden Memorial Is Planned. Impact: The planning of the memorial inadvertently set off a nationwide obsession with memorials, resulting in the construction of an absurd number of them, including a giant statue of a fork in Minnesota to honor the state's culinary achievements. Fact: Because nothing says 'we love our food' quite like a 50-foot fork. Truly, a monument to culinary excellence!.
  • Headline: VAN GOGH'S WORK READY FOR DISPLAY; Large Exhibition for Benefit of Dutch and American War Relief Opens Tomorrow. Impact: Van Gogh's exhibition for war relief helped ignite a global movement for art as a form of protest, culminating in the infamous 'Paint it Pink' campaign where artists covered monuments in bubblegum-colored paint. Fact: Surprisingly, the campaign did not include a single Van Gogh pieceβ€”turns out, pink doesn’t really go with his palette.
  • Headline: TRIPPE TESTIFIES ON PLANE DISPUTE; Pan-American Head Gives His Version of Panagra Rift. Impact: Trippe's testimony resulted in a series of airline mergers that eventually led to the creation of the 'Airline of Mystery,' where passengers never knew what they might getβ€”an airplane, a bus, or a magical carpet. Fact: Travelers loved the surprise element until they ended up on an actual broomstick. Now that's a flight to remember!.
  • Headline: Books of the Times. Impact: The publication of O'Hara's book sparked a minor literary revolution that encouraged authors to write stories based on their grocery lists, leading to a bestselling novel titled 'The Adventures of Soy Sauce.'. Fact: Because nothing screams literary genius like a thrilling tale about the quest for low-sodium soy sauce!.
  • Headline: Lost His A Book in War, Forced to Tell It in Ad. Impact: This man's plight to replace his lost ration book led to an underground movement of 'ration book hunters,' who would dive into the depths of the ocean to salvage lost war memorabilia, inadvertently discovering a sunken treasure of useless junk. Fact: Imagine diving for your lost grocery list and finding a shipwreck instead! Talk about an unexpected upgrade in your treasure hunting!.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #2
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1943
$0.31
Stored value
$474,914

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1943, it would be worth $474,914 today (474.9x return)

Rank #3
GE
General Electric
Price in 1943
$0.62
Stored value
$487,500

General Electric - If you invested $1,000 in 1943, it would be worth $487,500 today (487.5x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #76
Detective Comics #76
$10,200
Action Comics #60
Action Comics #60
$1,100
Captain Marvel Adventures #18
Captain Marvel Adventures #18
$3,000
Sub-Mariner Comics #9
Sub-Mariner Comics #9
$50,000
Wonder Woman #5
Wonder Woman #5
$1,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Silly Putty
Silly Putty
$50.00
Army Men
Army Men
$150.00
Paper Dolls
Paper Dolls
$35.00
Soap Bubbles
Soap Bubbles
$20.00
View-Master
View-Master
$40.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1943 Clandestine Francs-Tireurs French Resistance Stamp Card
1943 Clandestine Francs-Tireurs French Resistance Stamp Card
$2,500
1943 Japanese Wartime Patriotic Postcard
1943 Japanese Wartime Patriotic Postcard
$330.99
1943 Italian Military Badge Pin
1943 Italian Military Badge Pin
$1,570.58
1943 British Wartime Tea Card
1943 British Wartime Tea Card
$330.99
1943 Soviet Union Propaganda Stamp
1943 Soviet Union Propaganda Stamp
$200.00