NOVEMBER 12, 1955

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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
The Phenix City Story
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The Phenix City Story
Bad Day at Black Rock
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Bad Day at Black Rock
Pete Kelly's Blues
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Pete Kelly's Blues
The Purple Mask
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The Purple Mask
The Big Combo
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The Big Combo
Artists and Models
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Artists and Models
The Man from Laramie
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The Man from Laramie
Rebel Without a Cause
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Rebel Without a Cause
Blackboard Jungle
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Blackboard Jungle
The Night of the Hunter
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The Night of the Hunter
The Desperate Hours
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The Desperate Hours
All That Heaven Allows
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All That Heaven Allows
Daddy Long Legs
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Daddy Long Legs
The Cobweb
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The Cobweb
Summertime
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Summertime
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Kiss Me Deadly
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Kiss Me Deadly
The Trouble with Harry
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The Trouble with Harry
The Tall Men
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The Tall Men
It's Always Fair Weather
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It's Always Fair Weather
A Man Called Peter
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A Man Called Peter
To Hell and Back
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To Hell and Back
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
Phffft
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Phffft

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Television On November 12, 1955
Lassie poster
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Lassie
Brave Eagle poster
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Brave Eagle
Casablanca poster
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Casablanca
Cheyenne poster
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Cheyenne
Crossroads poster
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Crossroads
Crusader poster
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Crusader
Fury poster
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Fury

Exact-date daily brief

November 12, 1955

On November 12, 1955, significant developments were noted in the realm of public health with the appointment of a new State Health Aide, reflecting ongoing efforts to combat emerging health challenges in America. This period was m...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 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

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Headlines From November 12, 1955

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  • Headline: State Health Aide Joins WHO Efforts. Impact: The appointment of this health aide to WHO likely kickstarted a chain reaction of bureaucratic appointments leading to the creation of many more committees. Somewhere in the timeline, a committee was formed to discuss how many committees should be formed. Fact: If you think 'state health aide' sounds boring, just wait until you hear about the 'assistant to the state health aide.' They really need a better title.
  • Headline: Exploring 'Of Things Not Seen'. Impact: The publication of 'Of Things Not Seen' inspired countless writers to ponder existential crises, leading to an entire generation of hipsters in coffee shops contemplating the meaning of lifeβ€”while ignoring their laundry. Fact: The irony of the title is that most readers are now thinking, 'Of things not read.'.
  • Headline: ALLAN E. AIRD. Impact: Allan E. Aird's name might not ring a bell, but it led to the creation of countless other 'E. Aird' references in future literature, resulting in a bizarre cult following of fans who mispronounce his name at every convention. Fact: Interestingly, Allan E. Aird was known to be a real person, unlike some of the characters in the books he inspired.
  • Headline: Judges Must Take Oath at '56 Olympics; ACTION IS RESULT OF 'NATIONALISM' Olympic Group Orders Oath to Assure Impartiality by Judges and Referees. Impact: The oath of impartiality for judges turned the Olympics into a soap opera where every country started accusing each other of bias, leading to the modern Olympic motto: 'Faster, Higher, and Definitely More Suspicious.'. Fact: In a twist of irony, the oath was supposed to promote impartiality, yet it ended up creating more conspiracy theories than a spy novel.
  • Headline: BOY, 13, KILLED BY RIFLE; Playmates in Brooklyn Thought Weapon Was 'Unloaded'. Impact: The tragic death of this young boy led to a flurry of debates about gun safety among children, resulting in stricter laws that many parents ignoredβ€”proving once again that common sense is not so common. Fact: This incident highlighted the importance of gun education, which still seems to be a foreign concept in many households today.
  • Headline: C. CARTER BOND. Impact: C. Carter Bond's legacy was not just his name, but the realization that having a common name is the best camouflage in historyβ€”leading to a future where no one can remember which 'C. Carter Bond' they were talking about. Fact: History is full of interesting names, but having a name that sounds like a spy character? Now that's just asking for trouble.
  • Headline: Foreign Affairs; Basic Issues in the Middle East. Impact: This article's analysis of U.S. foreign policy led to the 'let's overthink everything' approach, which would spiral into endless debates about Middle Eastern policy, while conveniently ignoring the actual people involved. Fact: It's funny how the U.S. keeps placing faith in pactsβ€”maybe they should place faith in actual conversations instead.
  • Headline: JERRY RO DIES; SOHG WRITER, 29; e D 'Composer and Lyricist, With! Richard Adler, Did Tunes for 'Pajama,'. 'Yankees'. Impact: Jerry Ross's passing left a gaping hole in the world of musical theater, leading to a series of sad musicals about sad songwriters that made everyone weep into their playbills. Fact: Ross was only 29, proving that the music industry is not only brutal but also has a weird trend of losing its brightest stars far too soon.

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