DECEMBER 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
Limelight
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Limelight
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
Kansas City Confidential
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Kansas City Confidential
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
The Lusty Men
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The Lusty Men
Carrie
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Carrie
Diplomatic Courier
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Diplomatic Courier
This Is Cinerama
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This Is Cinerama
The Winning Team
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The Winning Team
The Crimson Pirate
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The Crimson Pirate
Sudden Fear
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Sudden Fear
The Big Trees
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The Big Trees
Plymouth Adventure
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Plymouth Adventure
Park Row
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Park Row
The Thief
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The Thief
The World in His Arms
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The World in His Arms
The Prisoner of Zenda
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The Prisoner of Zenda
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
The Holly and the Ivy
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The Holly and the Ivy
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!

December 3, 1952 Trivia

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Television On December 3, 1952
Biff Baker USA poster
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Biff Baker USA
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
Hopalong Cassidy poster
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Hopalong Cassidy

Exact-date daily brief

December 3, 1952

On December 3, 1952, a poignant observance took place as the nation prepared to commemorate the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Bugler William D. Kline, aged 81, was set to blow Taps at a special service in Pearl Harbor, m...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 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

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From December 3, 1952

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  • Headline: Exploring the Old West Through Literature. Impact: If McCracken's portrait of the Old West hadn't been published, we might still be stuck thinking cowboys wore top hats and monocles instead of actual hats. The Old West would have become the 'Old East,' and we'd all be drinking tea instead of whiskey. Fact: Did you know that the Old West is so romanticized that even the tumbleweeds have their own fan clubs?.
  • Headline: S Merritt 2d Elected Leadership Role. Impact: S Merritt 2d's rise to chairman probably meant a lot of dull meetings and a few too many PowerPoint slides about 'synergy'. This led to the creation of the world's most boring corporate jargon, which still haunts us today. Fact: Did you know that corporate meetings could be replaced by emails, but we just love to hear ourselves talk?.
  • Headline: 81-Year-Old Bugler Honored at Pearl Harbor. Impact: F Wirtz blowing taps at Pearl Harbor is a solemn reminder that if we forget our history, we might just end up repeating it. Or at least misplacing our car keys in the process. Fact: The tradition of playing taps can be traced back to the Civil War, making it one of the oldest and most respected military honors.
  • Headline: SIDELIGHTS ON THE FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS OF THE DAY. Impact: The financial developments of the day could have led to the stock market crash of 1929 being postponed by a few minutesβ€”just enough time for everyone to grab a drink and forget about their investments. Fact: Who knew that financial reports could contain more drama than a soap opera? Spoiler: the stocks always end up crashing.
  • Headline: WILEY ASKS BOYCOTT ON RED YULE EXPORTS. Impact: Sen Wiley's call for a boycott on red yule exports likely led to an underground market for Christmas cheer. Today, no one can find a decent yule log without a secret handshake. Fact: The term 'yule' actually comes from ancient winter festivals, which means that if you hate Christmas, you might just hate ancient traditions too.
  • Headline: PROSECUTION STAFF GROWS; Two More Government Lawyers Join du Pont Case. Impact: The addition of two more government lawyers to the du Pont case likely multiplied the paperwork by a few hundred pages, creating a black hole of legalese from which no one could escape. Lawyers still refer to it as 'The Abyss'. Fact: The legal profession has been known to create more paperwork than actual workβ€”just ask any lawyer!.
  • Headline: CLEARING OF SPIES FOR U. N. LAID TO STATE DEPARTMENT BY DEFIANT U. S. JURY HERE; INTERFERENCE HIT Panel Charges Justice Officials Sought to Suppress Report FURTHER INQUIRY IS URGED Jurors Say Two in Top Posts of World Group Had Soviet Link -- Stiffer Rules Asked JURY HERE ACCUSES STATE DEPARTMENT. Impact: The charges against the State Department for clearing spies could have sparked a whole new genre of political thriller novels. If only the writers had known how to make the State Department more exciting!. Fact: The U.N. has had its share of undercover drama, proving that international relations can be just as juicy as reality TV.
  • Headline: Pennsylvania Bell Granted Rate Increase Of $21,227,000 by State Utility Commission. Impact: Pennsylvania Bell's rate increase means that phone bills were destined to become an American pastime. Today, we can thank them for our love-hate relationship with our cell providers. Fact: The first phone bill ever sent was a whopping $2.50β€”a price that would make today's phone companies weep with laughter.
  • Headline: ' Family Doctor of Year' Honored by Colleagues. Impact: 'Family Doctor of the Year' awards have inspired countless medical professionals to compete for titles, leading to a world where doctors have their own version of a popularity contest. Next, they'll be on reality TV. Fact: The AMA has been handing out awards for decades, proving that even in medicine, the accolades never go out of style.

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