NOVEMBER 10, 1959

TUESDAY
1959 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1959
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $2,583,736 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$0.98
Median Home Price$11,450.00
Gas Price Avg$0.31
Bread Price Avg$0.21
Movie Ticket Avg$0.67
First Class Stamp$0.04
Milk Price Avg$0.97
Top Movies From 1959
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1 Ben-Hur
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Ben-Hur
2 Sleeping Beauty
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Sleeping Beauty
3 Some Like It Hot
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Some Like It Hot
4 Pillow Talk
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Pillow Talk
5 Imitation of Life
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Imitation of Life
6 Suddenly, Last Summer
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Suddenly, Last Summer
7 Operation Petticoat
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Operation Petticoat
8 North by Northwest
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North by Northwest
9 Rio Bravo
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Rio Bravo
10 Anatomy of a Murder
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Anatomy of a Murder
The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Diary of Anne Frank
The Mouse That Roared
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The Mouse That Roared
Al Capone
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Al Capone
The Hanging Tree
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The Hanging Tree
Compulsion
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Compulsion
The Nun's Story
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The Nun's Story
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
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Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
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Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
The Horse Soldiers
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The Horse Soldiers
The Best of Everything
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The Best of Everything
The Tingler
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The Tingler
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death
The Big Fisherman
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The Big Fisherman
Odds Against Tomorrow
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Odds Against Tomorrow
The Blue Angel
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The Blue Angel
The Crimson Kimono
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The Crimson Kimono
The 4D Man
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The 4D Man
Solomon and Sheba
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Solomon and Sheba
The Angry Hills
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The Angry Hills
The Last Angry Man
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The Last Angry Man
The Buccaneer
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The Buccaneer
The Killer Shrews
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The Killer Shrews
The Giant Behemoth
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The Giant Behemoth
Separate Tables
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Separate Tables
Bell, Book and Candle
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Bell, Book and Candle
Some Came Running
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Some Came Running
The Last Hurrah
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The Last Hurrah
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Auntie Mame
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Auntie Mame
The Geisha Boy
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The Geisha Boy
The Naked Maja
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The Naked Maja

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Television from this era Β· November 10, 1959
Perry Mason poster
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Perry Mason
Bonanza poster
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Bonanza
The Twilight Zone poster
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The Twilight Zone
The Rifleman poster
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The Rifleman
Lassie poster
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Lassie
Tony Awards poster
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Tony Awards
Wagon Train poster
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Wagon Train
21 Beacon Street poster
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21 Beacon Street

Exact-date daily brief

November 10, 1959

On November 10, 1959, significant legal proceedings unfolded as lawyers for Abel filed a suit asserting that evidence gathered by U.S. deportation agents was illegal due to the absence of a search warrant, a case that drew attenti...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 1959

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

1 Integrated Circuit Production
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Integrated Circuit Production
2 Weather Satellite Launch
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Weather Satellite Launch
3 Computer Mouse Concept
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Computer Mouse Concept
4 Artificial Intelligence Language (LISP)
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Artificial Intelligence Language (LISP)
5 Commercial Laser Prototype
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Commercial Laser Prototype
6 Jet Turbofan Engine
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Jet Turbofan Engine
7 Automatic Dishwasher
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Automatic Dishwasher
8 Medical CAT Scan Concept
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Medical CAT Scan Concept
9 Digital Watch Prototype
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Digital Watch Prototype
10 Satellite Communication Relay
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Satellite Communication Relay

The Sounds of

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Headlines From November 10, 1959

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  • Headline: Supreme Court Examines Deportation Evidence Legality. Impact: If only the U.S. had learned the lesson of warrants, we might have avoided the invention of reality TV. Imagine the butterfly effect of less drama on-screen!. Fact: The Supreme Court has been busy dealing with illegal evidence since time immemorial. Spoiler alert: they still haven't concluded that 'illegal' means 'not allowed.'.
  • Headline: Govind Ballabh Pant's Legacy in India. Impact: Govind Ballabh Pant's rise in political strength somehow led to a never-ending debate about how many Pant jokes are too many. Spoiler: there's no limit. Fact: Pant was not just a politician; he was known for his ability to make people believe he could ascend to the heights of political power without ever raising his voice. Truly impressive!.
  • Headline: LOST MEN'S DIARIES TELL OF DESERT TRIP. Impact: The lost diaries could have inspired a new genre of literature: existential desert travel books, selling millions and giving birth to a new wave of hipsters. Fact: They say the journey is more important than the destination, but apparently, these men found themselves lost in the desert. Who knew that was such a common theme?.
  • Headline: INTERFAITH HOUSE FOR STUDY SOUGHT; Center for 'Confrontation' Proposed to Directors of National Conference. Impact: If this interfaith center succeeds, it could lead to a world where people actually listen to each other instead of just shouting their opinions. What a concept!. Fact: Interfaith dialogue has been known to produce more eye-rolls than actual understanding. But hey, at least it makes for good headlines!.
  • Headline: SUDAN MUTINY QUELLED; Army Said to Smash Revolt at the Infantry School. Impact: The Sudan mutiny quelled could have inspired a series of military-themed video games, but instead, it just added more chaos to a region that really didn’t need it. Fact: Mutinies are like bad sitcoms: they come and go, but somehow they always manage to find a way to come back when you least expect it!.
  • Headline: British Traffic Casualties Up. Impact: The spike in traffic casualties means more cautionary tales for future drivers, possibly inspiring a new line of parental advice: 'Don't be like your ancestors!'. Fact: British traffic casualties have been up and down like a roller coaster; now we just need a theme park dedicated to safe driving lessons!.
  • Headline: Steel Shipments Resumed; Peace Talks Are Delayed; STEEL SHIPMENTS RESUME SLOWLY. Impact: Steel shipments resuming could have been the catalyst for a new industrial revolution; instead, it just led to more waiting and complaining about delivery times. Fact: It's funny how steel can be seen as a backbone of industry but still take its sweet time getting delivered. Maybe it just needed a coffee break!.
  • Headline: PEIPING AIDE SEES EMBARGO FAILING; Trade Official Says Nations Siding With U.S. May Lose Chinese Market Forever. Impact: If the embargo fails, it could lead to an influx of Chinese products that would revolutionize the economyβ€”just as soon as we figure out how to unstick the policies. Fact: Trade embargoes are like diets; everyone thinks they can stick to them, but eventually, they break down and reach for that sweet, sweet market access!.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1959
$0.06
Stored value
$3,433,940

Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1959, it would be worth $3,433,940 today (3433.9x return)

Rank #2
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1959
$0.25
Stored value
$586,657

Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1959, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)

Rank #3
MO
Philip Morris
Price in 1959
$0.00
Stored value
$23,651,341

Philip Morris - If you invested $1,000 in 1959, it would be worth $23,651,341 today (23651.3x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Flash #105
The Flash #105
$2,000
Showcase #22
Showcase #22
$50
Adventure Comics #260
Adventure Comics #260
$500
Journey into Mystery #53
Journey into Mystery #53
$8,000
Tales to Astonish #1
Tales to Astonish #1
$475
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Barbie Doll
Barbie Doll
$150.00
Chatty Cathy Doll
Chatty Cathy Doll
$425.00
View-Master
View-Master
$40.00
Colorforms
Colorforms
$250.00
Etch A Sketch
Etch A Sketch
$75.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1959 Topps Mickey Mantle #10
1959 Topps Mickey Mantle #10
$500,000
1959 Barbie Number 1 Card
1959 Barbie Number 1 Card
$83,000
1959 Fleer Ted Williams #5 Ted’s Idol β€˜Babe Ruth’
1959 Fleer Ted Williams #5 Ted’s Idol β€˜Babe Ruth’
$350
1959 Swedish Rekord Journal Wayne Gretzky
1959 Swedish Rekord Journal Wayne Gretzky
$75,000
1959 Bazooka Baseball Card #4 Willie Mays
1959 Bazooka Baseball Card #4 Willie Mays
$250,000