MAY 26, 1944

FRIDAY
$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
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 A Guy Named Joe
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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
Gaslight
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Gaslight
The Fighting Seabees
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The Fighting Seabees
The Purple Heart
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The Purple Heart
Buffalo Bill
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Buffalo Bill
Cobra Woman
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Cobra Woman
Wing and a Prayer
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Wing and a Prayer
The Scarlet Claw
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The Scarlet Claw
Between Two Worlds
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Between Two Worlds
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
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The Story of May 26, 1944

On May 26, 1944, the Allies made significant progress in Italy by capturing the strategic town of Pontecorvo, marking a crucial advance along the Appian Way.

Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 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 ON May 26, 1944

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  • Headline: Allies Advance Through Italy on May 26, 1944. Impact: The Allies' surge during WWII set off a domino effect in military tactics, leading to an entire genre of video games where players can relive the glory of storming beaches instead of, you know, doing laundry.. Fact: The Appian Way was a major road in ancient Rome. Apparently, it still has better traffic flow than modern highways!.
  • Headline: Turtle Returns After 10 Years. Impact: The turtle's return after 10 years might have inspired a new trend in pet ownership, where owners start leaving their pets to fend for themselves, creating a generation of independent animals with wild tales.. Fact: This turtle probably had more adventures in 10 years than most people do in a lifetime. Just imagine the stories!.
  • Headline: Mayor Asks More Help for Wayward Girls; Wants Shelter to Take Locks Off the Doors. Impact: The mayor's concern for wayward girls could have led to a future where all shelters had mandatory open-door policies, resulting in a society where nobody ever truly feels locked outβ€”except during fire drills.. Fact: Who knew that sheltering wayward girls would spark a debate about door locks? Clearly, security and hospitality are not the best of friends..
  • Headline: Infantry to Have Four Songs. Impact: The infantry's four songs might have inspired a new genre of military music, leading to a world where soldiers break into spontaneous choreography during combat.. Fact: Ever wonder if the infantry's songs were just a playlist of '80s hits? Because that would certainly change the tone of battle!.
  • Headline: What Difference Color?. Impact: The question about color might have sparked a philosophical movement, where people spend hours discussing the essence of color rather than, you know, solving actual problems.. Fact: In a world obsessed with color, this headline reminds us that sometimes, the simplest questions lead to the most complicated debates..
  • Headline: FEED B. GREER. Impact: The mysterious call to 'Feed B. Greer' could have inadvertently inspired a cult of food enthusiasts who believe that feeding people named Greer is the key to world peace.. Fact: Did you know that Fred B. Greer was probably just trying to figure out who to invite for dinner? Talk about pressure!.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1944, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1944
$0.31
2025 dataset 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
2025 dataset 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
2025 dataset 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