FEBRUARY 2, 1944

WEDNESDAY
1944 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1944
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $5,386,846 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.48
Median Home Price$5,360.00
Gas Price Avg$0.22
Bread Price Avg$0.11
Movie Ticket Avg$0.36
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.66
Top Movies From 1944
Show screen release and event cards
1 Going My Way
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Going My Way
2 Meet Me in St. Louis
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Meet Me in St. Louis
3 Since You Went Away
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Since You Went Away
4 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
5 The Story of Dr. Wassell
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The Story of Dr. Wassell
6 The White Cliffs of Dover
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The White Cliffs of Dover
7
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A Guy Named Joe
8 Hollywood Canteen
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Hollywood Canteen
9 To Have and Have Not
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To Have and Have Not
10 Bathing Beauty
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Bathing Beauty
Lifeboat
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Lifeboat
The Fighting Seabees
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The Fighting Seabees
Wing and a Prayer
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Wing and a Prayer
Destination Tokyo
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Destination Tokyo
The Song of Bernadette
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The Song of Bernadette
Lassie Come Home
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Lassie Come Home
Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre
Madame Curie
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Madame Curie
The Gang's All Here
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The Gang's All Here

February 2, 1944 Trivia

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February 2, 1944

On February 2, 1944, significant developments unfolded amidst the backdrop of World War II. The United States military was actively engaged in various fronts, with Allied forces making strides against Axis powers. In the realm of...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of February 1944

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

1 Harvard Mark I Computer
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Harvard Mark I Computer
2 Artificial Heart Valve
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Artificial Heart Valve
3 Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft
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Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft
4 Plastic Syringe
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Plastic Syringe
5 Digital Fire Control Radar
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Digital Fire Control Radar
6 Penicillin Tablet
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Penicillin Tablet
7 Submarine Sonar Improvements
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Submarine Sonar Improvements
8 Time-Delay Fuse
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Time-Delay Fuse
9 Aircraft Ejection Seat
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Aircraft Ejection Seat
10 Magnetic Recording Wire Improvements
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Magnetic Recording Wire Improvements

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From February 2, 1944

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  • Headline: Literature and War: 1944 Insights. Impact: Parry’s 'Russian Cavalcade' became the go-to guide for aspiring Russian ballet dancers, inadvertently triggering a worldwide dance-off that lasted until the late 1990s. Spoiler: it ended in a tie. Fact: Fun fact: 'Cavalcade' is just a fancy way to say 'parade.' So yes, they were literally just parading around.
  • Headline: Jamaican Military Troops Island Tour. Impact: The Jamaican military's island tour turned into a series of viral TikTok videos, making them the first military to go viral for their dance moves instead of military prowess. Who knew that soldiers could salsa?. Fact: Did you know that 'military tour' is just a fancy way of saying 'we’re taking a field trip with guns'?.
  • Headline: CHARLES JENKS PILLING. Impact: Charles J. Pilling's obituary led to a renewed interest in obscure names, resulting in a decade-long trend of naming pets after historical figures, causing severe confusion at dog parks. Fact: If you name your pet after a historical figure, they will probably be more interesting than you are. Just saying.
  • Headline: Text of Molotoff Plan Enlarging the Autonomy of the Sixteen Soviet Republics. Impact: The Molotov Plan for Soviet Republic autonomy became the inspiration for a series of poorly received college majors in 'Soviet Studies', leading to a whole generation of confused students who thought they were studying vodka. Fact: Fun fact: The Molotov cocktail was named after this guy's plan, proving that you can make anything sound fancy with the right branding.
  • Headline: CRISIS WITH SPAIN SEEN NEARING END; Hayes Reported to Have Told Madrid All Allies Ask Is Real Neutrality. Impact: The crisis with Spain and the dry talks about neutrality paved the way for future diplomatic meetings that would become as exciting as watching paint dry. This led to the invention of the phrase 'let's table that,' which is still used todayβ€”mostly to avoid actual decisions. Fact: Did you know that real neutrality is just a diplomatic way of saying, 'I don't want to pick sides because I like my job'?.
  • Headline: PRESIDENT RECEIVES CAPTAIN COOK'S LOG. Impact: Roosevelt receiving Captain Cook's log sparked an unexpected trend in the 20th century where people began collecting and showcasing 'historical' items, leading to the world's largest collection of dust-covered old books and logs. Fact: Captain Cook’s log was actually his diary, filled with his thoughts on sailing, not unlike the average Twitter feed today!.
  • Headline: PATROL CORPS SEEKS ME; Drive for 3,000 Volunteers to Aid Police of City Begins. Impact: The Patrol Corps recruitment drive in NYC led to a sudden surge in people wanting to dress in uniforms, inspiring decades of cosplay conventions and the rise of the term 'LARPing.'. Fact: Did you know that people volunteering for police could have instead been just dressing up as superheroes? You know, for fun?.
  • Headline: FEW FIGHT CHANGE IN JERSEY CHARTER; First Public Hearing Leads Legislators to Predict Wide Support of Draft. Impact: The Jersey charter change hearings were so dull that they inadvertently prompted a new genre of 'boring politics' podcasts, forever changing the way people nap on road trips. Fact: Fun fact: Public hearings have been scientifically proven to lower heart rates and induce sleep faster than any known sedative.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1944
$0.31
Stored value
$474,914

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1944, it would be worth $474,914 today (474.9x return)

Rank #2
GE
General Electric
Price in 1944
$0.62
Stored value
$487,500

General Electric - If you invested $1,000 in 1944, it would be worth $487,500 today (487.5x return)

Rank #3
PFE
Pfizer
Price in 1944
$0.15
Stored value
$168,691

Pfizer - If you invested $1,000 in 1944, it would be worth $168,691 today (168.7x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Action Comics #63
Action Comics #63
$1,500
Detective Comics #87
Detective Comics #87
$10,200
Captain Marvel Adventures #35
Captain Marvel Adventures #35
$1,500
Marvel Mystery Comics #54
Marvel Mystery Comics #54
$2,500
Wonder Woman #8
Wonder Woman #8
$2,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Silly Putty
Silly Putty
$150.00
Army Men
Army Men
$150.00
Marble Set
Marble Set
$150.00
Tiddlywinks
Tiddlywinks
$150.00
Jigsaw Puzzle
Jigsaw Puzzle
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Mutoscope Pin-Up Girls
Mutoscope Pin-Up Girls
$3,000
Stamps from the V-Mail Victory Collection
Stamps from the V-Mail Victory Collection
$250,000
British Wartime Utility Furniture Card
British Wartime Utility Furniture Card
$500
Civil Defense Educational Card
Civil Defense Educational Card
$250,000
German WWII Propaganda Card
German WWII Propaganda Card
$250,000