MAY 11, 1955

WEDNESDAY
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
East of Eden
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East of Eden
Marty
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Marty
Bad Day at Black Rock
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Bad Day at Black Rock
The Big Combo
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The Big Combo
Blackboard Jungle
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Blackboard Jungle
Daddy Long Legs
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Daddy Long Legs
Kiss Me Deadly
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Kiss Me Deadly
A Man Called Peter
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A Man Called Peter
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 May 11, 1955

Exact-date daily brief

May 11, 1955

On May 11, 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower made a significant appeal to female voters, urging them to support the Republican Party. This request came amid a backdrop of political mobilization as women were increasingly recogn...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 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 May 11, 1955

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  • Headline: Eisenhower Calls for Women’s Support. Impact: Eisenhower's plea for women’s support led to a sudden surge in political activism among women, resulting in a future where they would eventually decide the fate of the universe with their votes. Who knew pink hats could change the world?. Fact: Did you know that Eisenhower thought women’s votes were as important as a good golf course? A true visionary.
  • Headline: Austria Negotiations Lead to Stalemate. Impact: The endless negotiations over Austria created a time loop where diplomats keep meeting to discuss the same issues, leading to the invention of the coffee break and the classic 'let's table that' phrase. Fact: Fun fact: The original name for coffee breaks was 'desperate negotiations over Austria.'.
  • Headline: The Legacy of Henry C. High. Impact: Henry C. High’s legacy is forever tied to a series of unfortunate events leading to high expectations in the naming of future generations, causing confusion in family trees everywhere. Fact: Henry C. High was actually a nickname derived from his impressive vertical leap. Too bad he couldn’t jump into history.
  • Headline: LESLIE E. PALMER. Impact: Leslie E. Palmer's name became synonymous with mediocre political decisions, leading to a future where every Leslie is automatically questioned about their political choices. Fact: Leslie E. Palmer once tried to run for office, but realized they were too busy being mediocre. A true self-awareness moment.
  • Headline: Article 3 -- No Title. Impact: The rejection of the Republican proposal for toll reimbursement transformed highways into a magical realm where tolls magically multiplied, leading to the invention of the phrase 'road trip fund.'. Fact: Did you know that politicians used to propose fun things like reimbursing states? Now it’s just ‘let’s tax the roads!’ Ah, progress.
  • Headline: OMER HOLMAN. Impact: Omer Holman's name was lost to time, but if he ever had a time machine, he would use it to ensure people remembered him as the most interesting man in history. Fact: Omer Holman was so forgettable that even his time machine had a hard time remembering his name.
  • Headline: 'FRANK NEAL RITES TODAY; Service to Be Held for Artist and Dancer Killed in Crash. Impact: The tragic crash that took Frank Neal led to the creation of countless artistic tributes, proving that sometimes it takes a tragedy to inspire a generation of dancers and artists who could actually remember to wear their seatbelts. Fact: Frank Neal was known for his dazzling performances and equally dazzling disregard for road safety. A lesson lost on the ages.
  • Headline: HENRY P. LINCOLN. Impact: Henry P. Lincoln's impact was so negligible that historians still debate whether he actually existed or was just a figment of collective imagination or a typo. Fact: Henry P. Lincoln's most significant achievement was being mistaken for Abraham Lincoln’s long-lost cousin at a family reunion. Spoiler: he wasn’t.
  • Headline: Prices in World Stable. Impact: The report of stable world prices gave rise to a false sense of security, leading to a series of economic bubbles that would eventually pop and confuse future generations about the meaning of 'stable.'. Fact: Stability in prices is like unicorns: it sounds lovely, but you’ll never really see it in your lifetime.

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