Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 1983
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Cellular Telephone Commercial Launch
2 
Domain Name System (DNS)
3 
Personal Computer Mouse
4 
Compact Disc-ROM
5 
Artificial Intelligence Expert Systems
6 
Global Positioning System Deployment
7 
Portable CD Player (Discman)
8 
Medical Laser Eye Surgery
9 
Computer-Aided Drug Design
10 
Electronic Trading Systems
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON November 29, 1983
Full News Archive
- Headline: NASA's Call for Scientists in Space. Impact: If Dr. Byron K. Lichtenberg had never pursued his space experiments, we might have been stuck with Earthbound science, missing out on those thrilling sci-fi movies where scientists save the day from aliens. Imagine a world where we only had 'The Notebook' instead of 'Interstellar'!. Fact: Did you know Dr. Lichtenberg ended up doing experiments on the Space Shuttle? I guess you could say he really took his work to new heights—literally..
- Headline: New Drug Naltrexone for Addiction Treatment. Impact: The introduction of naltrexone was like tossing a pebble into a pond; the ripples eventually led to a whole wave of new treatment options. Who knew that a little pill could create such a stir in the rehab community? It’s basically the butterfly flapping its wings and causing a hurricane of hope!. Fact: Fun fact: Naltrexone was initially developed to treat alcoholism, but it’s now being used for everything from opioid addiction to helping people resist the urge to binge-watch reality TV. Talk about versatility!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1983, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #2
WMT
Walmart
Price in 1983
$0.15
2025 dataset value
$784,047
Walmart - If you invested $1,000 in 1983, it would be worth $784,047 today (784.0x return)
Rank #3
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1983
$1.11
2025 dataset value
$188,194
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1983, it would be worth $188,194 today (188.2x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The New Teen Titans #1
$150
Saga of the Swamp Thing #20
$50
Detective Comics #526
$15
Thor #337
$50
Miracleman #2
$1,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Cabbage Patch Kids
$150.00
My Little Pony
$150.00
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
$150.00
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
$175.00
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Action Figures
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Mario Bros.
$600.00
Dragon'S Lair
$200.00
M.U.L.E.
$182.44
Lode Runner
$115.00
Tapper
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1983 Topps Baseball Tony Gwynn Rookie Card
$2,500
1983 Topps Baseball Ryne Sandberg Rookie Card
$1,560.00
1983 Topps Baseball Wade Boggs Rookie Card
$1,500
1983 O-Pee-Chee Wrestling Hulk Hogan Card
$1,000
1983 Donruss Baseball Three’s Company - Ripken, Hrabosky, And Fingers (Card #654)
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