NOVEMBER 28, 1946

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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
My Darling Clementine
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My Darling Clementine
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
Cloak and Dagger
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Cloak and Dagger
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
Deception
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Deception
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 Strange Woman
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The Strange Woman
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
Undercurrent
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Undercurrent
The Dark Mirror
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The Dark Mirror
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

November 28, 1946 Trivia

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November 28, 1946

On November 28, 1946, President Harry S. Truman reaffirmed his commitment to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine, advocating for the admission of 10,000 Jewish refugees into the United States. This stance came amid rising...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 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 November 28, 1946

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  • Headline: Concerns Over Rayon Quality in 1946. Impact: The backlash against substandard rayons led to an unexpected fashion revolution. In an attempt to avoid the scratchy fabric, a new trend of wearing only organic potato sacks emerged, which somehow became the height of high fashion by the 1960s. Fact: Rayon was once dubbed 'artificial silk'β€”because nothing says luxury like feeling like a walking salad.
  • Headline: Truman's Support for Jewish Homeland. Impact: This decision sowed seeds of future geopolitical tensions, but it also sparked the inception of countless coffee shop debates that continue to this dayβ€”especially among folks who have never read a history book. Fact: Truman’s support for the Jewish home in Palestine was so strong, it inspired him to take up a side gig as a part-time diplomat. Spoiler: it didn’t work out.
  • Headline: Oneida Silverware's New Advertising Director. Impact: The appointment of H Noyes as ad director led to an unexpected rise in family arguments over who gets to use the 'good silverware' at Thanksgivingβ€”forever changing the dynamics of holiday meals. Fact: Oneida silverware is so shiny that it could probably double as a mirror for your existential crisis during family dinners.
  • Headline: Englander Expands Capacity. Impact: By acquiring the NY Mattress Co., Englander inadvertently laid the groundwork for the world's most elaborate pillow fight competitions, leading to a spike in 'Sleep Olympics' in the 21st century. Fact: Mattress companies have made more headlines than most politiciansβ€”probably because they’re more comfortable to deal with.
  • Headline: SENATORS AROUSED; Pro-Labor Group Warns Truman That He Must Stand Firm on Lewis NO MATTER WHAT COST IS Otherwise United States Will Show Incapacity to Govern Itself, They Declare. Impact: The senators' impassioned plea led to the creation of the phrase 'political posturing,' which has since become the official sport of Washington D.C., overshadowing even golf. Fact: Apparently, the U.S. government has a long history of proving its incapacity to govern itself, yet oddly enough, it still manages to convince us to pay taxes.
  • Headline: COURT DISMISSES SUIT AGAINST TRADE BOARD. Impact: The dismissal of this suit inspired countless legal dramas on television, where lawyers dramatically argue over non-issues, leading to a culture of binge-watching instead of actually understanding trade laws. Fact: When it comes to legal battles, 'dismissed' is just lawyer-speak for 'let’s pretend this never happened.'.
  • Headline: Lewis Is Reported Modifying Pay Demand in Private Talks; UMW Chief Said to Seek a Scale Under Which Miners Would Get 54-Hour Wage for Working 45--Asked U.S. for 40. Impact: Lewis's negotiations subtly paved the way for workers everywhere to realize they could negotiate anythingβ€”like their snack breaks, leading to the invention of the 'snack-time union' movement. Fact: Lewis' negotiations were so intricate that they could have easily been mistaken for an elaborate game of chessβ€”one where everyone just wants the biggest piece of cake.
  • Headline: BAY STATE ORDERS HIGHER; October Rise 10.8% Over Prior Month, 23.6% Above Year Ago. Impact: The surge in orders led to a massive influx of 'Made in Massachusetts' products, inadvertently making the state synonymous with artisanal everythingβ€”from craft beer to knitted sweaters for your pet iguana. Fact: Apparently, the only thing rising faster than orders in Bay State was the number of hipster cafes serving pumpkin-flavored everything.
  • Headline: BRITAIN APPROVES 50-50 ZONE BURDEN; Agrees to Pay Half Cost of Ruling Merged Anglo-American Areas in Germany. Impact: This agreement set the stage for future international negotiations, which eventually taught world leaders that sharing the burden is less about money and more about who gets the last slice of pizza. Fact: Britain paying half the cost is just them trying to prove that they’re not just good at tea and crumpets, but also at international diplomacyβ€”who knew?.

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