🧠 Inventions of 1984
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Graphical User Interface Computer (Macintosh)
2 
Inkjet Printer (Consumer)
3 
Medical DNA Fingerprinting
4 
Compact Laptop Computer
5 
Digital Music Synthesizer
6 
Video Cassette Rental System
7 
Speech-to-Text Software
8 
Advanced Prosthetic Limb Control
9 
Optical Fiber Network Expansion
10 
Personal Desktop Publishing
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON January 7, 1984
Full News Archive
- Headline: Engaging Saturday News Quiz Challenge. Impact: This quiz led to an explosion of trivia nights across the globe, ultimately resulting in countless friendships and rivalries over obscure facts about the most mundane events. Who knew that knowing who won the 1955 World Series would be the difference between a job promotion and a lifetime of couch surfing?. Fact: Did you know that if you lose at a trivia night, you might be prompted to reevaluate your entire life? It's a real thing..
- Headline: Federal Reserve Money Supply Decline. Impact: The $600 million drop in money supply triggered panic among the financial elite, setting off a chain reaction of increasingly ridiculous economic theories, which culminated in a seminar on 'How to Invest in Beanie Babies.'. Fact: Did you know that the Federal Reserve is like that one friend who never has cash but always wants to split the bill? Classic!.
- Headline: CUOMO SETS UP COMMITTEE TO REVIEW YONKERS FINANCES. Impact: Cuomo's committee to review Yonkers finances led to a never-ending cycle of budget committees that eventually evolved into a reality TV show called 'Budget Cuts and Bruises.' Spoiler alert: no one wins.. Fact: Did you know that forming a committee is the easiest way to ensure nothing gets done? Look at Congress!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1984, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
WMT
Walmart
Price in 1984
$0.23
Value in 2025
$490,961
Walmart - If you invested $1,000 in 1984, it would be worth $490,961 today (491.0x return)
Rank #2
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1984
$0.94
Value in 2025
$222,603
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1984, it would be worth $222,603 today (222.6x return)
Rank #3
MCD
McDonald's
Price in 1984
$1.18
Value in 2025
$271,190
McDonald's - If you invested $1,000 in 1984, it would be worth $271,190 today (271.2x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
$100,000
Secret Wars #8
$150
The New Teen Titans #1
$200
Saga of the Swamp Thing #25
$60
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1
$300
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Transformers
$1,200.00
Cabbage Patch Kids
$150.00
Voltron
$200.00
Masters of the Universe: He-Man
$150.00
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
$143.75
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Tetris
$1,000.00
Duck Hunt
$275.00
Marble Madness
$100.00
Boulder Dash
$100.00
Kung-Fu Master
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Don Mattingly Rookie Card #8
$3,000
Dan Marino Rookie Card #123
$30,000
John Elway Rookie Card #63
$15,250
Darryl Strawberry Rookie Card #182
$200
Hulk Hogan Rookie Card #1
$41,000