FEBRUARY 14, 1955

MONDAY
1955 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1955
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $3,716,946 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.88
Median Home Price$9,650.00
Gas Price Avg$0.29
Bread Price Avg$0.18
Movie Ticket Avg$0.58
First Class Stamp$0.04
Milk Price Avg$0.91
Top Movies From 1955
Show screen release and event cards
1 Lady and the Tramp
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Lady and the Tramp
2 Mister Roberts
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Mister Roberts
3 Battle Cry
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Battle Cry
4 Oklahoma!
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Oklahoma!
5 Guys and Dolls
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Guys and Dolls
6 Picnic
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Picnic
7 The Seven Year Itch
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The Seven Year Itch
8 Not as a Stranger
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Not as a Stranger
9 The Rose Tattoo
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The Rose Tattoo
10 To Catch a Thief
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To Catch a Thief
Bad Day at Black Rock
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Bad Day at Black Rock
The Big Combo
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The Big Combo
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Rear Window
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Rear Window
Sabrina
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Sabrina
The Country Girl
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The Country Girl
Vera Cruz
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Vera Cruz
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
There's No Business Like Show Business
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There's No Business Like Show Business
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Phffft

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Television On February 14, 1955

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February 14, 1955

On February 14, 1955, the passing of Mrs. Walter Briggs Sr., the mother of Walter Briggs Jr., owner of the Detroit Tigers, marked a significant moment in sports history, impacting the future of the Major League Baseball franchise....

Inventions & Breakthroughs of February 1955

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

1 Integrated Circuit Prototype
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Integrated Circuit Prototype
2 Artificial Intelligence Field
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Artificial Intelligence Field
3 Video Tape Recorder
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Video Tape Recorder
4 Polio Vaccine
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Polio Vaccine
5 Fast Food Assembly Line
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Fast Food Assembly Line
6 Commercial Nuclear Power Plant
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Commercial Nuclear Power Plant
7 Digital Modem
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Digital Modem
8 Hard Disk Drive
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Hard Disk Drive
9 Jet-Powered Bomber
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Jet-Powered Bomber
10 Electronic Speed Control
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Electronic Speed Control

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From February 14, 1955

Full News Archive

  • Headline: Mrs. Walter Briggs Sr. Passes Away. Fact: Walter O. Briggs Jr. was the owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1935 until his death in 1952, and his mother was instrumental in his early career.
  • Headline: Frederick Hamm: Ad Executive and Golfer. Fact: Frederick Hamm was actively involved in promoting outdoor advertising campaigns that utilized innovative techniques for that era.
  • Headline: Paul H. Keller's Notable Contribution. Fact: Paul H. Keller was instrumental in developing innovative techniques that are still relevant today.
  • Headline: To Remove Trolley Tracks.
  • Headline: CONGRESS TO PUSH ITS PAY RISE BILL; House Expected to Pass It Wednesday--Trade Act Extension Also Up.
  • Headline: GEN.SOIRVELL DEAD IN FLORIDA; Army Service Forces Chief in World War H Was 62u Spent $172,000,000,000 KOPPERS CO. PRESIDENT Pittsburgh Industrialist Was W.P.A. Administrator Here- Served League of Nations.
  • Headline: OIL OF ARGENTINA HELD TRADE KEY; Expected Sanction of Private Investment Called Way to Foreign Exchange Gain OIL OF ARGENTINA HELD TRADE KEY.
  • Headline: TV Sales Rose in 1954, Radio Set Volume Fell.
  • Headline: PFLIMLIN GIVES UP PREMIERSHIP BID; SOCIALIST CALLED; PFLIMLIN UNABLE TO FORM CABINET President Designates Pineau --Crisis Intensified After Radicals Block Cabinet.
  • Headline: ISRAEL ACQUIRES ANCIENT SCROLLS; Arab Christian Prelate Sells 4 Manuscripts, Including Oldest Known Isaiah.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
IBM
IBM
Price in 1955
$1.46
Stored value
$205,272

IBM - If you invested $1,000 in 1955, it would be worth $205,272 today (205.3x return)

Rank #2
PFE
Pfizer
Price in 1955
$0.15
Stored value
$168,691

Pfizer - If you invested $1,000 in 1955, it would be worth $168,691 today (168.7x return)

Rank #3
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1955
$0.06
Stored value
$3,433,941

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1955, it would be worth $3,433,941 today (3433.9x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #225
Detective Comics #225
$10,200
Four Color #596
Four Color #596
$4,000
The Haunt of Fear #17
The Haunt of Fear #17
$2.50
Journey into Mystery #17
Journey into Mystery #17
$3,000
Mystery in Space #1
Mystery in Space #1
$300
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Barbie
Barbie
$150.00
Play-Doh
Play-Doh
$150.00
Matchbox Cars
Matchbox Cars
$100.00
Silly Putty
Silly Putty
$50.00
Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Roberto Clemente Rookie Card
Roberto Clemente Rookie Card
$250,000
Sandy Koufax Rookie Card
Sandy Koufax Rookie Card
$900,000
Harmon Killebrew Rookie Card
Harmon Killebrew Rookie Card
$3,840
1955 Topps #2 Ted Williams
1955 Topps #2 Ted Williams
$16,135
Willie Mays 1955 Topps
Willie Mays 1955 Topps
$20,000