SEPTEMBER 3, 1952

WEDNESDAY
1952 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1952
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $4,797,407 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.80
Median Home Price$8,300.00
Gas Price Avg$0.28
Bread Price Avg$0.16
Movie Ticket Avg$0.51
First Class Stamp$0.03
Milk Price Avg$0.86
Top Movies From 1952
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1 The Greatest Show on Earth
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The Greatest Show on Earth
2 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
3 Ivanhoe
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Ivanhoe
4 Singin' in the Rain
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Singin' in the Rain
5 Sailor Beware
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Sailor Beware
6 Moulin Rouge
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Moulin Rouge
7 Hans Christian Andersen
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Hans Christian Andersen
8 Affair in Trinidad
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Affair in Trinidad
9 Bend of the River
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Bend of the River
10 The Quiet Man
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The Quiet Man
Scaramouche
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Scaramouche
High Noon
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High Noon
The Narrow Margin
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The Narrow Margin
The Big Sky
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The Big Sky
Angels One Five
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Angels One Five
The Sound Barrier
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The Sound Barrier
Viva Zapata!
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Viva Zapata!
The Belle of New York
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The Belle of New York
Clash by Night
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Clash by Night
The Marrying Kind
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The Marrying Kind
Monkey Business
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Monkey Business
The Sniper
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The Sniper
Pat and Mike
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Pat and Mike
Don't Bother to Knock
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Don't Bother to Knock
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
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The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Rancho Notorious
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Rancho Notorious
Carrie
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Carrie
Diplomatic Courier
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Diplomatic Courier
The Winning Team
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The Winning Team
Sudden Fear
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Sudden Fear
The Big Trees
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The Big Trees
Park Row
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Park Row
Room for One More
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Room for One More
With a Song in My Heart
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With a Song in My Heart
5 Fingers
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5 Fingers
My Son John
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My Son John
Quo Vadis
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Quo Vadis
I Want You
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I Want You
The African Queen
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The African Queen
The Day the Earth Stood Still
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Decision Before Dawn
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Decision Before Dawn
A Streetcar Named Desire
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Alice in Wonderland
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Alice in Wonderland
Fixed Bayonets!
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Fixed Bayonets!

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Boss Lady poster
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Boss Lady
Cowboy G-Men poster
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Cowboy G-Men
Death Valley Days poster
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Death Valley Days
Four Star Playhouse poster
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Four Star Playhouse
Guiding Light poster
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Guiding Light
I Married Joan poster
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I Married Joan
I've Got a Secret poster
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I've Got a Secret

Exact-date daily brief

September 3, 1952

On September 3, 1952, discussions about the plight of Displaced Persons (D.P.'s) were spotlighted in the United States, where a report was released highlighting the failure of aid programs designed to help them adapt to new lives...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of September 1952

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

1 Bar Code Concept
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Bar Code Concept
2 Hydrogen Bomb Test
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Hydrogen Bomb Test
3 High-Speed Photocopier
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High-Speed Photocopier
4 Digital Flight Simulator
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Digital Flight Simulator
5 Portable Television
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Portable Television
6 Automatic Garage Door Opener
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Automatic Garage Door Opener
7 Medical Ultrasound Imaging
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Medical Ultrasound Imaging
8 Polycarbonate Plastic
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Polycarbonate Plastic
9 Jet Fighter Radar Systems
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Jet Fighter Radar Systems
10 Electronic Voting Machine
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Electronic Voting Machine

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Headlines From September 3, 1952

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  • Headline: Failure to Aid Displaced Persons Reported. Impact: This failure sparked a chain reaction where future policymakers decided that procrastination was the best form of governance, leading to the rise of motivational posters in government offices. 'Just Do It' became the motto of procrastinators worldwide. Fact: In the world of bureaucracy, 'adaptation' is just a fancy term for 'we'll get to it eventually' β€” which means it probably won't happen at all.
  • Headline: Close Nevada Senate Race in 1952. Impact: This close race paved the way for future elections where candidates would use more razzle-dazzle than substance, ultimately leading to a reality TV star becoming president β€” but hey, at least it’s entertaining, right?. Fact: Close races are like cliffhangers in bad soap operas: you just know the plot will twist, but no one really cares about the outcome.
  • Headline: KASHMIR TALKS RENEWED; Meeting Arranged in Geneva at Suggestion of Graham. Impact: This meeting set a precedent for international talks that led to the invention of the phrase 'We’ll get back to you on that,' which has been used ever since to delay actual solutions while allowing everyone to feel like they’re doing something. Fact: The only thing longer than Kashmir talks are the lists of reasons why they can't reach an agreement. Spoiler: it usually involves a lot of 'historical context.'.
  • Headline: Library of Congress Will Honor 500 Years of the Printed Bible; Exhibit of Noted Editions to Include Rare Copy of Gutenberg Scriptures, First Book Made by Type in Western World. Impact: This exhibit inspired future generations to think that if you print it, they will come, leading to the birth of self-publishing and an explosion of questionable memoirs nobody asked for. Fact: The Gutenberg Bible was so revolutionary that it made reading fashionable β€” who knew that books would go on to become the ultimate hipster accessory?.
  • Headline: Reardon Sentenced To 2 1/2 to 5 Years; REARDON SENTENCE IS 2 1/2 TO 5 YEARS. Impact: Reardon's refusal to cooperate set a trend for future defendants to take the silent treatment to new heights, ultimately leading to the invention of the 'don't snitch' culture in all walks of life. Crime shows would never be the same. Fact: Refusing to cooperate with an investigation is like telling the cops, 'Thanks, but I prefer a longer sentence.'.
  • Headline: Stevenson's Stand on 3 Issues Now Nearer Administration's; Governor Found Moving to Left in Campaign -- New Deal Advisers Aiding on Speeches. Impact: This political maneuvering effectively laid the groundwork for future candidates to zigzag their way through issues, leading to the modern art of saying absolutely nothing while sounding like a genius. Fact: When politicians β€˜move to the left’, it’s usually just to avoid stepping on a landmine of voter discontent. It's like a dance party, but the music is just the sound of broken promises.
  • Headline: SMOKE UNIT PLANS INCINERATOR CURBS; Irked by City Council Delay on Local Law, Board Acts to Impose Its Own Rules AIM IS BAN ON NIGHT FIRES New Regulation Will Require Raising of Low Chimneys Above Adjoining Structures. Impact: This initiative triggered a nationwide obsession with air quality, ultimately leading to the invention of air purifiers that cost more than your rent and promise to remove '99.9% of allergens.' Spoiler: that .1% is probably your neighbor's BBQ. Fact: Regulations about smoke are just bureaucracy's way of saying, 'We care about your lungs, but we’ll still let the city smell like a campfire.'.
  • Headline: 100 MEET TO STUDY BASES OF THOUGHT; Business Men Join Scientists and Scholars in Effort to Agree on Main Symbols DEMOCRACY CONCEPT SET Communication of Ideas Is Now Held Key in Aiding World to 'Pull Things Together'. Impact: This gathering laid the intellectual groundwork for future conferences that would ultimately lead to the invention of the phrase 'let's circle back' β€” thus ensuring that discussions would go in circles for decades. Fact: Studying the bases of thought is just a fancy way to say, 'We’re all wondering why we can’t agree on anything, and we’ll probably still leave confused.'.
  • Headline: INQUIRY IN QUEENS INVOLVES 10 CASES AND 3 CONTRACTORS; Investigation Last March of Faulty Paving by Clemente in 1940 Set Off Recheck GRAND JURY TO GET DATA Quinn Says Something That Appears to Be of Criminal Nature Will Be Presented INQUIRY IN QUEENS INVOLVES 10 CASES. Impact: This inquiry sparked a chain reaction of investigations in local governments, leading to the modern phenomenon of endless probes that give politicians plenty of time to practice their best 'I know nothing' faces. Fact: In government, 'investigation' is just code for 'we will take a long time to do nothing productive, and you’ll still end up paying for the potholes.'.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
MO
Philip Morris
Price in 1952
$0.00
Stored value
$23,651,352

Philip Morris - If you invested $1,000 in 1952, it would be worth $23,651,352 today (23651.4x return)

Rank #2
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1952
$0.31
Stored value
$474,914

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1952, it would be worth $474,914 today (474.9x return)

Rank #3
GE
General Electric
Price in 1952
$0.62
Stored value
$487,500

General Electric - If you invested $1,000 in 1952, it would be worth $487,500 today (487.5x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Journey into Mystery #1
Journey into Mystery #1
$600
MAD #1
MAD #1
$3,000
Basil Wolverton's Weird Tales of the Future #1
Basil Wolverton's Weird Tales of the Future #1
$300
Crime Does Not Pay #113
Crime Does Not Pay #113
$150
Adventures into the Unknown #33
Adventures into the Unknown #33
$100
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head
$150.00
View-Master
View-Master
$40.00
Plastic Army Men
Plastic Army Men
$25.00
Top-O-Matic Spinning Top
Top-O-Matic Spinning Top
$150.00
Hopalong Cassidy Guitar
Hopalong Cassidy Guitar
$1,820.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311
$12,600,000
1952 Topps Willie Mays #261
1952 Topps Willie Mays #261
$478,000
1952 Topps Eddie Mathews #407
1952 Topps Eddie Mathews #407
$250,000
1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312
1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312
$10,000
1952 Bowman Stan Musial #196
1952 Bowman Stan Musial #196
$28,100.03