SEPTEMBER 15, 1946

SUNDAY
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
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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
The Postman Always Rings Twice
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Blue Dahlia
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The Blue Dahlia
Gilda
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Gilda
The Stranger
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The Stranger
The Killers
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The Killers
The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep
The Dark Corner
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The Dark Corner
Cluny Brown
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Cluny Brown
Somewhere in the Night
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Somewhere in the Night
A Walk in the Sun
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A Walk in the Sun
The Diary of a Chambermaid
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The Diary of a Chambermaid
A Night in Casablanca
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A Night in Casablanca
Anna and the King of Siam
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Anna and the King of Siam
Bedlam
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Bedlam
The Green Years
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The Green Years
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Searching Wind
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The Searching Wind
Till the End of Time
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Till the End of Time
Tomorrow Is Forever
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Tomorrow Is Forever
To Each His Own
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To Each His Own
Without Reservations
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Without Reservations
The Spiral Staircase
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The Spiral Staircase
The Time of Their Lives
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The Time of Their Lives
The Virginian
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The Virginian
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
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The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
The Harvey Girls
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The Harvey Girls
Road to Utopia
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Road to Utopia
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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September 15, 1946

On September 15, 1946, the international political stage was significantly influenced by the emergence of Ernest Bevin as a prominent figure in British foreign policy. As the British Foreign Secretary, Bevin was pivotal in shaping...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of September 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 September 15, 1946

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  • Headline: Ernest Bevin: The Foreign Secretary's Impact. Impact: Had Bevin not been as charming, who knows? Maybe the Cold War would have been a sitcom. The ripple effect could have turned world leaders into late-night talk show hosts instead of, well, world leaders. Fact: Ernest Bevin was so influential, his coffee breaks could probably have sparked an international treaty.
  • Headline: South-American Impromptu Event. Impact: This spontaneous event could have inspired future generations to embrace 'winging it' as a legitimate diplomatic strategy. Imagine world summits that look like improv nights!. Fact: The last time someone had an impromptu plan in South America, it involved a llama and a dance-off.
  • Headline: Control Lifting Trends Post-WWII. Impact: This decision might have led to the phrase 'free market' becoming the new 'how's it going?' in casual conversation. People could have started discussing economics over brunch instead of the weather. Fact: Economics: the only subject that can make a brunch conversation feel like a hostage negotiation.
  • Headline: THE SCREEN: FOR ADULTS; Belated Words of Comment on 'Brief Encounter' and 'Specter of the Rose' Real Folks The Maniacal Dancer Poet of the Damned. Impact: This could have unleashed a wave of melodrama in cinema that spiraled into every romantic comedy having a tragic twist. Picture a world where every rom-com ends with a sad violin and a monologue about existential dread. Fact: If you think adult films are just about the plot, you clearly haven't watched enough 'serious' cinema.
  • Headline: History to the Life; All but nine of our former Presidents still live in Washington--sometimes is triplicate.. Impact: This bizarre living arrangement could have led to a reality show phenomenon where former presidents compete for 'Best Roommate.' Imagine the drama over who hogged the remote!. Fact: The only thing more complicated than U.S. politics? The roommate agreement of former presidents.
  • Headline: JOBBERS IN BRITAIN SEE PLACE ASSURED; Mission Member Here Says They Will Not Be Eliminated Despite Socialist Regime JOBBERS IN BRITAIN SEE PLACE ASSURED. Impact: This could have led to a long-standing rivalry between jobbers and socialists that inspired a new genre of political reality TV, possibly called 'Survivor: Economic Edition.'. Fact: Jobbers: the folks who ensure that if capitalism ever takes a nap, they have a backup plan.
  • Headline: ART: THE WEEK'S SHOWS; Many Artists Represented At Barbizon-Plaza Gallery. Impact: This event might have catalyzed the rise of art critics who believe they can interpret the 'deep meanings' behind a blank canvas. Spoiler alert: it's often just a blank canvas. Fact: Art: the only field where you can charge people for staring at a wall and call it 'performance art.'.
  • Headline: GERMANY'S ZONES A POLITICAL MAZE; The Varied Stages of Political Development Emphasize Divergent Policies Christian Social Union British and French Saar Coal Fields. Impact: This political maze could have inspired future politicians to embrace more complicated voting systems, leading to a world where elections feel like navigating a 3D escape room. Fact: Germany's political landscape is so complex, you need a map, a compass, and possibly a sherpa just to understand it.
  • Headline: CURRENT LABOR ISSUES PUT POLICIES TO TEST; Events Highlight Relationship of Our Economy to Industrial Disputes A Government Fear Strikes in Prospect Need for Bargainers The Summing Up. Impact: This could have resulted in the establishment of an annual 'Bargain Olympics' where labor negotiators compete for the best deal, complete with gold medals for the most convoluted contracts. Fact: Labor negotiations: the only time people willingly sit in a room for hours discussing how much less they can afford to live.

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