JANUARY 21, 1946

MONDAY
1946 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1946
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $4,958,081 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.57
Median Home Price$6,040.00
Gas Price Avg$0.23
Bread Price Avg$0.12
Movie Ticket Avg$0.40
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.72
Top Movies From 1946
Show screen release and event cards
1 Duel in the Sun
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Duel in the Sun
2 The Best Years of Our Lives
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The Best Years of Our Lives
3 The Jolson Story
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The Jolson Story
4 Blue Skies
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Blue Skies
5 Saratoga Trunk
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Saratoga Trunk
6 The Razor's Edge
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The Razor's Edge
7 Night and Day
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Night and Day
8 Notorious
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Notorious
9 The Yearling
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The Yearling
10 Till the Clouds Roll By
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Till the Clouds Roll By
A Walk in the Sun
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A Walk in the Sun
The Harvey Girls
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The Harvey Girls
The Bells of St. Mary's
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The Bells of St. Mary's
The Lost Weekend
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The Lost Weekend
Detour
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Detour
Mildred Pierce
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Mildred Pierce
Leave Her to Heaven
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Leave Her to Heaven
Scarlet Street
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Scarlet Street
Cornered
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Cornered

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January 21, 1946

On January 21, 1946, a significant warning was issued by Senator Arthur Capper, expressing deep concerns over the rising pessimism stemming from industrial strife, which he claimed threatened the stability of the U.S. government....

Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 1946

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

1 Transistor
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Transistor
2 Microwave Relay Communication
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Microwave Relay Communication
3 Mobile Telephone System
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Mobile Telephone System
4 Electronic Numerical Integrator Upgrade
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Electronic Numerical Integrator Upgrade
5 Digital Storage Oscilloscope Concept
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Digital Storage Oscilloscope Concept
6 Helicopter Rescue Winch
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Helicopter Rescue Winch
7 Infrared Heat Lamps
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Infrared Heat Lamps
8 Automatic Dishwashing Machine
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Automatic Dishwashing Machine
9 Atomic Clock Concept
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Atomic Clock Concept
10 Weather Radar
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Weather Radar

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From January 21, 1946

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  • Headline: Capper Warns of Industry Strife Impact. Impact: As industries fought, a chain reaction of government instability led to the rise of conspiracy theories about how the government was secretly run by a cabal of disgruntled factory workers. Fast forward, and you find that the 'Stability of Government' is now just a popular meme. Fact: Did you know that pessimism is just optimism in disguise? Well, at least that's what Capper might say while sipping his tea in a crumbling government office.
  • Headline: Study on Nursery Schools Initiated. Impact: The nursery school study sparked a nationwide obsession with early childhood education that eventually led to the rise of toddler yoga and the debate on whether organic crayons are a necessity. Fact: Fun fact: The first nursery school was founded in 1816, which means parents have been searching for a break from their children for over 200 years!.
  • Headline: Dentists Rally Against Anti-Vivisection Bill. Impact: The dentists' opposition to the anti-vivisection bill inadvertently led to a mass uprising of beagles everywhere, proving that even animals can have a say in the political arena through their human proxies. Fact: Ironically, dentists are often the most vocal advocates for animal rights because they feel guilty about all those years of drilling into teeth. Go figure!.
  • Headline: POLITICAL ACTIVITY IS ASKED OF WOMEN; Those of Other Countries Far Ahead of U.S. Sisters, Dr. Lena M. Phillips Says. Impact: By urging women to be politically active, Phillips unknowingly set off a revolution that led to the creation of the Women's March, the Me Too movement, and a lot of really bad puns about women taking the 'reins' of power. Fact: If you think women are ahead of men in political activity now, just wait until history books get rewritten by the women who finally decide to take over the narrative!.
  • Headline: Athens Press Strike Ends. Impact: The end of the Athens press strike led to an explosion of newspaper gossip that changed the course of history by giving rise to tabloids, thus ensuring that the world would always have a guilty pleasure to indulge in. Fact: Getting a pay rise is great until you realize it just means you can afford to buy more overpriced coffee to read about the lives of celebrities who are far less interesting than your own!.
  • Headline: 750,000 MEN OUT; Arrival of Picket Lines Signals the Start of Big Steel Struggle CLASHES AT PLANTS FEW Center on Maintenance of Idle Mills--Murray Goes to Pittsburgh as Fires Die. Impact: The steel struggle became the catalyst for labor movements worldwide, eventually leading to the creation of the phrase 'working hard or hardly working?', which now graces the walls of countless offices. Fact: 750,000 men out of work sounds dire, but on the bright side, that's a lot of spare time to binge-watch shows and perfect their pizza-making skills!.
  • Headline: Yiddish Institute Seeks $225,000. Impact: The Yiddish Institute's fund drive for social research not only secured $225,000 but also ignited a renaissance of Jewish culture that led to the revival of 1920s flapper fashion among the hipster crowd. Fact: Needless to say, $225,000 goes a long wayβ€”especially when you're trying to convince the world that research is just as fun as a night out at the disco!.
  • Headline: Kaiser and Frazer Hurl Challenge At All Rivals as 800 Dealers Cheer; TWO NEW AUTOMOBILES ARE THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION. Impact: Kaiser and Frazer's challenge to rivals led to a competitive car market that still influences the automotive industry's reality TV showsβ€”after all, drama sells cars!. Fact: The only thing more powerful than a car engine is the drama that unfolds at a dealer's dinnerβ€”who knew rubber tires could spin so many tales?.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
PFE
Pfizer
Price in 1946
$0.15
Stored value
$168,691

Pfizer - If you invested $1,000 in 1946, it would be worth $168,691 today (168.7x return)

Rank #2
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1946
$0.06
Stored value
$3,433,942

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1946, it would be worth $3,433,942 today (3433.9x return)

Rank #3
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1946
$0.25
Stored value
$586,656

Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1946, it would be worth $586,656 today (586.7x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
All-Star Comics #27
All-Star Comics #27
$5,000
World's Finest Comics #25
World's Finest Comics #25
$1,500
Four Color Comics #92
Four Color Comics #92
$150
Detective Comics #114
Detective Comics #114
$10,200
Marvel Mystery Comics #78
Marvel Mystery Comics #78
$1,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Silly Putty
Silly Putty
$20.00
Slinky
Slinky
$20.00
Lionel Train Set
Lionel Train Set
$1,500.00
Magic 7 Ring Puzzle
Magic 7 Ring Puzzle
$85.00
Tinkertoy
Tinkertoy
$50.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1946 Propaganda-Sammlung Walter Trier – Berlin Post-War Collection
1946 Propaganda-Sammlung Walter Trier – Berlin Post-War Collection
$10,000
1946 International Stamps - Allied Military Government in Germany
1946 International Stamps - Allied Military Government in Germany
$3,000
1946 UK Brooke Bond Tea Cards
1946 UK Brooke Bond Tea Cards
$1,500
1946 Autograph Collecting Cards
1946 Autograph Collecting Cards
$30,000
1946 Silks and Cigarette Silks
1946 Silks and Cigarette Silks
$11.00