APRIL 9, 1981

THURSDAY
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1981
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $247,894 IN 2025
Min_Wage_Hourly: $3.17
Median_Home_Price: $50,390.00
Gas_Price_Avg: $1.21
Bread_Price_Avg: $0.52
Movie_Ticket_Avg: $2.92
First_Class_Stamp: $0.16
Milk_Price_Avg: $2.21
Top Movies By April 9, 1981
1 Thief
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Thief
2 Eyewitness
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Eyewitness
3 American Pop
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American Pop
4 Fort Apache, The Bronx
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Fort Apache, The Bronx
5 Nighthawks
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Nighthawks
6 Omen III: The Final Conflict
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Omen III: The Final Conflict
7 The Funhouse
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The Funhouse
8 The Empire Strikes Back
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The Empire Strikes Back
9 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
10 The Blues Brothers
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The Blues Brothers
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Back Roads
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Back Roads
The Elephant Man
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The Elephant Man
Raging Bull
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Raging Bull
Popeye
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Popeye
9 to 5
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9 to 5
Seems Like Old Times
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Seems Like Old Times
Any Which Way You Can
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Any Which Way You Can
Altered States
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Altered States
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The Story of April 9, 1981

On April 9, 1981, Major League Baseball was abuzz with trade news as the New York Yankees made headlines by trading pitcher Tom Underwood to the Toronto Blue Jays.

🧠 Inventions of 1981

Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.

1 Personal Computer (IBM PC)
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Personal Computer (IBM PC)
2 Graphical User Interface Concept
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Graphical User Interface Concept
3 Word Processing Software (Microsoft Word)
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Word Processing Software (Microsoft Word)
4 Digital Camera Prototype Commercialization
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Digital Camera Prototype Commercialization
5 Medical Infusion Pump
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Medical Infusion Pump
6 Local Area Network Expansion
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Local Area Network Expansion
7 Portable Video Game Console
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Portable Video Game Console
8 Computer-Aided Manufacturing Software
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Computer-Aided Manufacturing Software
9 Speech Recognition System Improvement
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Speech Recognition System Improvement
10 Reusable Space Shuttle Program
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Reusable Space Shuttle Program

HEADLINES ON April 9, 1981

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  • Headline: Drago's Discontent: Another Trade Surprise. Fact: Dick Drago was part of the Kansas City Royals during their first-ever World Series appearance in 1980..

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1981, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #2
INTC
Intel
Price in 1981
$0.23
Value in 2025
$155,194

Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1981, it would be worth $155,194 today (155.2x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Daredevil #181
Daredevil #181
$2,600
Uncanny X-Men #141
Uncanny X-Men #141
$1,000
Marvel Graphic Novel #1
Marvel Graphic Novel #1
$42,000
Moon Knight #1
Moon Knight #1
$250
Saga of the Swamp Thing #1
Saga of the Swamp Thing #1
$300
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Rubik's Cube
Rubik's Cube
$150.00
LEGO Space Sets
LEGO Space Sets
$400.00
My Little Pony
My Little Pony
$150.00
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
$150.00
Smurfs Figurines
Smurfs Figurines
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
$300.00
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
$1,500.00
Frogger
Frogger
$50.00
Galaga
Galaga
$262.70
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
$33,400.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1981 Topps Joe Montana Rookie Card
1981 Topps Joe Montana Rookie Card
$76,250
1981 Fleer Fernando Valenzuela Rookie Card
1981 Fleer Fernando Valenzuela Rookie Card
$400
1981 Donruss Tim Raines Rookie Card
1981 Donruss Tim Raines Rookie Card
$1,200.00
1981 Topps Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Card
1981 Topps Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Card
$427,000
1981 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky
1981 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky
$2,000