MARCH 22, 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
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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 Uninvited
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The Uninvited
The Sullivans
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The Sullivans
Cover Girl
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Cover Girl
The Fighting Seabees
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The Fighting Seabees
The Purple Heart
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The Purple Heart
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

March 22, 1944 Trivia

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March 22, 1944

On March 22, 1944, American forces conducted a strategic operation bypassing Kavieng, New Ireland, encountering minimal resistance as they advanced towards Emirau Island in the Pacific theater of World War II. This military maneuv...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of March 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 March 22, 1944

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  • Headline: Tribute to Lawrence A. Tucker. Impact: The passing of Lawrence A. Tucker not only left a void in Cleveland's legal education but also inadvertently led to an influx of parents taking legal classes to understand their rights, which would later spark a bizarre trend of parents representing their kids in schoolyard disputes. Who knew a playground fight could require a lawyer?. Fact: Did you know that many parents still think they can sue the school district over their child's poor grades? Thanks, Lawrence!.
  • Headline: Mrs. William King: A Notable Matriarch. Impact: Mrs. William King's life might seem like a footnote, but in the grand scheme of things, her family connections led to an increasingly complicated web of socialite interactions that would eventually result in elaborate gossip columns that still haunt us today. Fact: Fun fact: Gossiping about socialites has been a pastime longer than reality TV has existed. Thank you, Mrs. King, for contributing to this noble tradition!.
  • Headline: U.S. Forces Land at Emirau Isle. Impact: The U.S. forces meeting feeble opposition might have inspired a new military strategy: the 'Why bother?' approach. This laid the groundwork for future wars where the motto became 'If they don't put up a fight, let's wrap this up quick.'. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'feeble opposition' has been used in military memos ever since, usually right before a pizza party is planned?.
  • Headline: JURY COMPLETED IN LONERGAN TRIAL; Reputed Confession Unsigned by Murder Defendant, Prosecution Admits. Impact: The Lonergan trial became a landmark case, proving that a confession can be as reliable as a weather forecastβ€”more often wrong than right. This set the stage for future courtroom dramas, leading to a spike in TV shows glorifying the 'unsolved' aspects of the law. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'unsigned confession' has now become synonymous with 'I forgot to sign my homework' in many households?.
  • Headline: Disagrees on Tax Computation. Impact: Disagreements over tax computations have led to a series of incredibly boring dinner parties where guests argue over their deductions instead of discussing anything remotely interesting. The future of awkward conversations was forged here. Fact: Did you know that 87% of dinner party hosts would rather discuss their cat's diet than tax computations? And yet, here we are.
  • Headline: 8 Elected as ASCAP Directors. Impact: The election of ASCAP directors marked the beginning of the endless battle between music copyright and the desire to play 'Happy Birthday' without being fined. This led to a proliferation of awkward birthday parties worldwide. Fact: Fun fact: ASCAP's director elections are still less exciting than watching paint dry, but somehow, they still manage to get more coverage than local elections.
  • Headline: Battle of the Balkans; Germans' Move Into Hungary Reflects Seriousness of Russian Threat in East. Impact: The Germans moving into Hungary not only escalated tensions in Eastern Europe but also gave rise to the phrase 'Putin's Playground' decades later as nations scrambled to stake their territory, all while ignoring the deeper historical implications. Fact: Did you know that every time a historian mentions the Balkans, a geography teacher loses their job?.
  • Headline: DOUGLAS H. BETHARD. Impact: Douglas H. Bethard's life may not have seemed significant, but his name inadvertently became the benchmark for all other 'H. Bethards' in history, leading to confusion at every family reunion. Fact: Did you know that the 'H' in Douglas H. Bethard stands for 'Historically Confused'β€”at least in family discussions?.
  • Headline: German Demands Indicated. Impact: The German demands for Polish slave labor paved the way for international laws against human trafficking and labor exploitationβ€”because nothing screams 'let's treat humans like humans' like being forced to work in atrocious conditions. Fact: Did you know that this demand laid the groundwork for many international labor rights movements? Who knew that history could be so tragically ironic?.

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