🧠 Inventions of 1980
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
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
HEADLINES ON October 23, 1980
Full News Archive
- Headline: Frank Sinatra in 'First Deadly Sin'. Impact: Frank Sinatra's performance in 'First Deadly Sin' sparked a new wave of cop dramas, leading to the rise of bad scripts and worse acting in the 80s. Who knew a movie could make police work seem like a tedious day at the DMV?. Fact: Did you know that Sinatra was also known for his love of the bottle? Maybe that's why the film's pacing felt like a hangover..
- Headline: 'Loving Couples' Explore Swapping. Impact: 'Loving Couples' and their swapping escapades inadvertently paved the way for reality TV shows, proving that voyeurism is the new black. Who needs a plot when you can just watch people swap partners and dignity?. Fact: Fun fact: Swapping partners was once just called 'dating.' Now it's a lifestyle choice, or so the influencers say!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1980, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1980
$0.10
Value in 2025
$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
Value in 2025
$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