DECEMBER 3, 1944

SUNDAY
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
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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 Miracle of Morgan's Creek
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
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
Laura
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Laura
Double Indemnity
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Double Indemnity
Hail the Conquering Hero
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Hail the Conquering Hero
The Canterville Ghost
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The Canterville Ghost
The Woman in the Window
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The Woman in the Window
Wilson
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Wilson
The Princess and the Pirate
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The Princess and the Pirate
Cobra Woman
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Cobra Woman
The Great Moment
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The Great Moment
The Pearl of Death
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The Pearl of Death
The Adventures of Mark Twain
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Big Noise
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The Big Noise
Frenchman's Creek
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Frenchman's Creek
The Seventh Cross
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The Seventh Cross
Summer Storm
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Summer Storm
Dragon Seed
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Dragon Seed
None But the Lonely Heart
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None But the Lonely Heart
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Wing and a Prayer
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Wing and a Prayer
Kismet
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Kismet
The Scarlet Claw
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The Scarlet Claw
The Mask of Dimitrios
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The Mask of Dimitrios
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
Tender Comrade
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Tender Comrade

December 3, 1944 Trivia

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December 3, 1944

On December 3, 1944, the political landscape was shifting as Cooper's news plan was explained by Bloom, aiming to reshape how news was disseminated to the public during a critical time in World War II. The war was intensifying, wi...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 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 December 3, 1944

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  • Headline: Bloom Explains Cooper's News Plan. Impact: This plan led to the invention of the 24-hour news cycle, which ultimately resulted in everyone knowing about celebrity breakups before they even happen. Thanks, Cooper!. Fact: Did you know that news plans are just like diets? Everyone has one, but very few stick to it.
  • Headline: Mikhalcheff Appointed Bulgarian Envoy to USSR. Impact: Mikhalcheff's appointment was the spark that ignited a series of diplomatic faux pas, leading to the creation of awkward international dinners where no one knows where to sit. Fact: Fun fact: Diplomats are just like party planners, but with more complex seating charts and fewer balloons.
  • Headline: Winterberry Harvest in December 1944. Impact: The popularity of red berries led to a sudden surge in winter-themed decor, resulting in the annual battle of 'who has the most festive front yard' that we still endure today. Fact: Red berries are the original fashion statement of winter. Who needs a red scarf when you can just cover your house in them?.
  • Headline: GERMANS NOW LED BY EXPERT HANDS; High American Staff Officer Says Professional Soldiers Have Replaced Hitler GERMANS NOW LED BY EXPERT HANDS. Impact: This shift in leadership temporarily improved Germany's reputation, which ultimately confused future generations into thinking that they were always a nation of efficiency and precision. Fact: Did you know that 'expert hands' is just a euphemism for people who have their life together? Because that certainly wasn't the case before.
  • Headline: Engineers at Work; BULLDOZERS COME FIRST. By Waldo G. Bowman, Nathan A. Bowers, Archie N. Carter, Edward J. Cleary and Harold W. Richardson. Illustrated by photographs. 278 pp. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. $2.75.. Impact: This headline sparked the great 'heavy machinery' craze, leading to a future where kids play with toy bulldozers instead of action figures. Priorities, right?. Fact: Did you know that bulldozers are basically the bulldogs of construction? They just sit there, waiting to be petted… or used to level a building.
  • Headline: NO ANTI-LIQUOR TREND SEEN ARISING FROM PRESENT WAR; Major Prohibition Organizations Stress Education and Local Option Gains. Impact: The lack of an anti-liquor trend during wartime led to the infamous 'liquor cabinet under siege' phenomenon that defined many households for decades after. Fact: Prohibition organizations were like the original buzzkills. 'Drink responsibly' was their motto, despite the world literally falling apart around them.
  • Headline: HEADS CHEMICAL SOCIETY; Roger Adams Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Impact: Adams' leadership paved the way for future chemists to develop the most questionable products, including glow-in-the-dark toothpaste and edible glitter. Fact: Fun fact: Chemistry is just like cooking, but with a higher chance of creating something that might explode.
  • Headline: RISE IN THE DRAFT DOUBTED BY STATE; Gen. Brown Expects Quotas to Continue at Present Levels Unless Crisis Develops. Impact: This cautious attitude toward the draft kept many young men from panicking, leading to the rise of 'stay calm and carry on' as a national motto, ironically used while everyone was in a state of panic. Fact: The draft: when your biggest life decision is whether to finish college or potentially dodge bullets. Choices, choices.
  • Headline: NORSE MINISTER SIFTS DEVASTATION BY FOE. Impact: The assessment of devastation in Norway highlighted the importance of international aid, which eventually evolved into a global competition for the 'best disaster relief selfies'. Fact: Did you know that Norse myths were just ancient history's way of telling us to watch out for the neighbors? Apparently, they were always up to no good.

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