Inventions & Breakthroughs of June 1980
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Portable Personal Computer
2 
Compact Disc (CD)
3 
Charge-Coupled Device Camera Expansion
4 
Medical MRI Scanner Commercial Use
5 
Digital Signal Processor
6 
Electronic Spreadsheet Software
7 
Home Video Game Console Expansion
8 
Industrial Laser Cutting Systems
9 
Automatic Blood Glucose Meter
10 
Satellite Navigation Expansion
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON June 5, 1980
Full News Archive
- Headline: Night of the Juggler: A Gripping True Crime. Impact: The kidnapping of the policeman's daughter led to an underground movement of parents across the nation adopting overly cautious parenting styles. Fast forward a few decades, and you have the rise of helicopter parenting, which is somehow responsible for the existence of avocado toast. You're welcome.. Fact: Did you know that juggling is one of the oldest forms of entertainment? It’s true! And yet, here we are, still not taking it seriously enough..
- Headline: Kurosawa's Japan: Two Cinematic Discoveries. Impact: Akira Kurosawa's work not only reshaped Japanese cinema but also inspired a wave of filmmakers worldwide, leading to the eventual creation of countless films about quirky girls, existential crises, and the occasional talking animal. All thanks to one flighty girl sobering up!. Fact: Did you know that Kurosawa was so influential that his films were studied by directors like George Lucas and Martin Scorsese? So next time you watch a blockbuster, just remember it might be a rip-off of a 1950s Japanese film. How original!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1980, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1980
$0.10
2025 dataset value
$2,766,454
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1980, it would be worth $2,766,454 today (2766.5x return)
Rank #3
INTC
Intel
Price in 1980
$0.18
2025 dataset value
$199,890
Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1980, it would be worth $199,890 today (199.9x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The New Teen Titans #1
$75
The X-Men #137
$400
Savage She-Hulk #1
$276
Dazzler #1
$900
The Untold Legend of the Batman #1
$20,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Rubik's Cube
$150.00
Atari 2600
$2,500.00
Star Wars Action Figures
$300.00
The Empire Strikes Back Tauntaun
$150.00
LEGO Space Sets
$400.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Pac-Man
$50.00
Centipede
$95.00
Missile Command
$33,400.00
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
$212.30
Rogue
$100.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1980 Topps Baseball Rickey Henderson Rookie Card
$138,000
1980 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Card
$125,000
1980 Topps Larry Bird / Magic Johnson Rookie Card with Julius Erving
$500,000
1980 Panini Soccer Stickers Diego Maradona
$250,000
1980 Donruss Golf Jack Nicklaus Card
$0.00