MARCH 1, 1961

WEDNESDAY
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1961
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $1,184,600 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min_Wage_Hourly: $1.06
Median_Home_Price: $13,070.00
Gas_Price_Avg: $0.32
Bread_Price_Avg: $0.22
Movie_Ticket_Avg: $0.78
First_Class_Stamp: $0.04
Milk_Price_Avg: $1.02
Top Movies From 1961
1 West Side Story
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West Side Story
2 The Guns of Navarone
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The Guns of Navarone
3 El Cid
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El Cid
4 The Parent Trap
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The Parent Trap
5 The Absent-Minded Professor
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The Absent-Minded Professor
6 King of Kings
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King of Kings
7 Lover Come Back
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Lover Come Back
8 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
9 La Dolce Vita
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La Dolce Vita
10 Come September
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Come September
The Misfits
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The Misfits
Underworld U.S.A.
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Underworld U.S.A.
Spartacus
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Spartacus
Exodus
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Exodus
Psycho
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Psycho
The Magnificent Seven
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The Magnificent Seven
The Sundowners
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The Sundowners
The Grass Is Greener
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The Grass Is Greener
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Swiss Family Robinson
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Swiss Family Robinson
March 1, 1961 Trivia
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Television On March 1, 1961
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 Flintstones poster
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The Flintstones
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
'Way Out poster
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'Way Out
The Story of March 1, 1961

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Inventions & Breakthroughs of March 1961

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

1 First Human Spaceflight
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First Human Spaceflight
2 Industrial Robot (Unimate)
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Industrial Robot (Unimate)
3 Early Word Processor
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Early Word Processor
4 Integrated Circuit Computer
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Integrated Circuit Computer
5 Commercial Satellite Communications
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Commercial Satellite Communications
6 Space Food Systems
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Space Food Systems
7 Disposable Medical Gloves
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Disposable Medical Gloves
8 Electronic Fuel Injection
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Electronic Fuel Injection
9 Programmable Logic Controller Concept
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Programmable Logic Controller Concept
10 Ultrasound Fetal Monitoring
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Ultrasound Fetal Monitoring

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

HEADLINES ON March 1, 1961

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  • Headline: Justice Kaplan Receives Carlyle Youth Award. Impact: Justice Kaplan's award may have inspired countless youth to pursue justice as a career, but it also might have led to a future where every award is accompanied by a cringe-worthy social media post.. Fact: Carlyle youth award recipients have a 100% chance of awkward family dinners where they're asked, 'So, what are you doing with your life?'.
  • Headline: Jobless Aid Plan Gains Momentum in House. Impact: The jobless-aid plan may have sent a ripple of hope through the jobless population, but it also sparked a nationwide debate on whether or not 'jobless' should be a full-time career choice.. Fact: Jobless aid plans are secretly funded by the world’s largest collection of motivational posters and empty promises..
  • Headline: Slayer of Girl, 4, Captured in Jersey; SLAYER CAPTURED IN GIRL'S KILLING. Impact: The tragic capture of the girl's slayer may have led to stricter laws and the eventual rise of 'true crime' as a popular genre, forever changing how society consumes horror.. Fact: True crime podcasts are basically just modern-day campfire storiesβ€”if your campfire was a smartphone and your ghost stories were nightmares based on real events..
  • Headline: CHRYSLER REQUESTS NEWBERG POST BOND. Impact: Chrysler's request for a bond could have unknowingly set a precedent for corporate financing schemes that would be discussed in hushed tones in boardrooms for decades to come.. Fact: Corporate bonds are like the adult version of 'I owe you a favor'β€”except with way more paperwork and no expiration date..
  • Headline: Johnson to Get Offices In Sight of White House. Impact: Johnson getting offices near the White House may have led to an unprecedented amount of 'walking meetings,' which ironically resulted in fewer actual meetings and more coffee breaks.. Fact: Office views near the White House are directly proportional to the number of 'urgent' emails you receive on a daily basis..
  • Headline: Celanese Corp. Officer In Higher Finance Post. Impact: J.R. Kennedy’s finance post may have inadvertently sparked a series of corporate takeovers that would lead to a future where CEOs are treated like rock stars, complete with groupies and overpriced merchandise.. Fact: Being an executive vice president is the only job where you can get paid more for making decisions that involve more lunch meetings than actual work..
  • Headline: LABORITES URGE CUT IN OVERSEAS FORCES. Impact: The Labor party's push for a cut in overseas forces may have sparked a global trend of nations deciding to 'let's just not' when it comes to military presence, leading to a new era of peace talks that go nowhere.. Fact: No-confidence votes are like the political equivalent of a dramatic breakupβ€”lots of shouting, tears, and at least one person regretting it the next day..
  • Headline: Police Rule Upheld On Cabaret Cards; POLICE WIN IN SUIT ON CABARET CARDS. Impact: The ruling on cabaret cards may have inadvertently sparked a revival of the speakeasy culture, where people would go to great lengths to enjoy a night out without a permit.. Fact: Cabaret cards are essentially the adult version of a permission slipβ€”and just as likely to be forgotten when it’s time for a night out..

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1961, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1961
$0.25
2025 dataset value
$586,657

Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1961, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)

Rank #3
MO
Philip Morris
Price in 1961
$0.00
2025 dataset value
$23,651,354

Philip Morris - If you invested $1,000 in 1961, it would be worth $23,651,354 today (23651.4x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Fantastic Four #1
Fantastic Four #1
$65,000
Journey into Mystery #69
Journey into Mystery #69
$3,000
Strange Adventures #124
Strange Adventures #124
$300
Action Comics #283
Action Comics #283
$250
Showcase #30
Showcase #30
$42,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Ken (Barbie's Boyfriend)
Ken (Barbie's Boyfriend)
$200.00
Chatty Cathy
Chatty Cathy
$425.00
Matchbox Cars
Matchbox Cars
$100.00
Nutty Mads
Nutty Mads
$200.00
Etch A Sketch
Etch A Sketch
$250.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1961 Topps Mickey Mantle #300
1961 Topps Mickey Mantle #300
$12,000
1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain #8
1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain #8
$1,220,000
1961 Topps Roger Maris #2
1961 Topps Roger Maris #2
$250,000
1961 Nu-Cards Scoops Bobby Thompson #10
1961 Nu-Cards Scoops Bobby Thompson #10
$1,500
1961 Parkhurst Jean Beliveau #34
1961 Parkhurst Jean Beliveau #34
$1,500