DECEMBER 7, 1982

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1982 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1982
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $158,107 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$3.24
Median Home Price$53,580.00
Gas Price Avg$1.21
Bread Price Avg$0.54
Movie Ticket Avg$3.07
First Class Stamp$0.17
Milk Price Avg$2.28
Top Movies From 1982
Show screen release and event cards
1 48 Hrs.
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48 Hrs.
2 Gandhi
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Gandhi
3 Porky's
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Porky's
4 First Blood
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First Blood
5 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
6 Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
7 Superman II
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Superman II
8 An Officer and a Gentleman
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An Officer and a Gentleman
9 Poltergeist
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Poltergeist
10 On Golden Pond
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On Golden Pond
The Beastmaster
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The Beastmaster
Shoot the Moon
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Shoot the Moon
Personal Best
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Personal Best
Butterfly
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Butterfly
Night Crossing
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Night Crossing
The Border
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The Border
One from the Heart
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One from the Heart
Making Love
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Making Love
Death Wish II
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Death Wish II
Victor/Victoria
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Victor/Victoria
Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip
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Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip
I Ought to Be in Pictures
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I Ought to Be in Pictures
Deathtrap
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Deathtrap
Cat People
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Cat People
Basket Case
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Basket Case
Silent Rage
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Silent Rage
Diner
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Diner
Conan the Barbarian
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Conan the Barbarian
Annie
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Annie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Firefox
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Firefox
The Thing
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The Thing
Tron
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Tron
The Secret of NIMH
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The Secret of NIMH
The World According to Garp
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The World According to Garp
Zapped!
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Zapped!
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Friday the 13th Part III
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Friday the 13th Part III
The Beast Within
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The Beast Within
Class of 1984
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Class of 1984
Amityville II: The Possession
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Amityville II: The Possession
My Favorite Year
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My Favorite Year
Creepshow
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Creepshow
The Last Unicorn
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The Last Unicorn
Time Walker
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Time Walker
The Entity
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The Entity
Halloween II
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Halloween II
Ragtime
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Ragtime
Reds
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Reds
Sharky's Machine
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Sharky's Machine
Taps
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Taps
Pennies from Heaven
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Pennies from Heaven

December 7, 1982 Trivia

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Television On December 7, 1982
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Saturday Night Live poster
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Saturday Night Live
Knight Rider poster
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Knight Rider
Little House on the Prairie poster
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Little House on the Prairie
Magnum P.I. poster
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Magnum P.I.
Cheers poster
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Cheers
Dallas poster
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Dallas
M*A*S*H poster
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M*A*S*H
The Love Boat poster
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The Love Boat

Exact-date daily brief

December 7, 1982

December 7 has been a significant date in history, most famously marked by the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. This surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy led the United States to formally enter World War II, chang...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 1982

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

1 Compact Disc Player (Consumer)
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Compact Disc Player (Consumer)
2 Laptop Computer Concept
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Laptop Computer Concept
3 Medical CT Scanner Improvements
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Medical CT Scanner Improvements
4 Digital Audio Recording System
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Digital Audio Recording System
5 Artificial Heart Implant
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Artificial Heart Implant
6 Automated Teller Network Expansion
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Automated Teller Network Expansion
7 Home Satellite Television
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Home Satellite Television
8 Computer Virus Concept
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Computer Virus Concept
9 Electric Anti-Lock Braking System
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Electric Anti-Lock Braking System
10 Portable Fax Machine
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Portable Fax Machine

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
INTC
Intel
Price in 1982
$0.13
Stored value
$274,575

Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1982, it would be worth $274,575 today (274.6x return)

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Rank #3
WMT
Walmart
Price in 1982
$0.06
Stored value
$1,791,511

Walmart - If you invested $1,000 in 1982, it would be worth $1,791,511 today (1791.5x return)

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🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Uncanny X-Men #168
The Uncanny X-Men #168
$20.00
Marvel Graphic Novel #5
Marvel Graphic Novel #5
$95,000
Daredevil #181
Daredevil #181
$2,600
The New Teen Titans #21
The New Teen Titans #21
$50
Cerebus #39
Cerebus #39
$300
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Rubik's Cube
Rubik's Cube
$150.00
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
$143.75
My Little Pony
My Little Pony
$150.00
Conway's Game of Life
Conway's Game of Life
$100.00
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon!
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon!
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
$1,500.00
Pitfall!
Pitfall!
$1,000.00
Q*bert
Q*bert
$33,400
Pole Position
Pole Position
$120.00
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
$450.00
⚾ Notable Trading Cards
Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie Card
Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie Card
$3,000
Lawrence Taylor Rookie Card
Lawrence Taylor Rookie Card
$18,000.00
Joe Montana Second Year Card
Joe Montana Second Year Card
$76,250.00
Donruss Diamond Kings Reggie Jackson
Donruss Diamond Kings Reggie Jackson
$140