🧠 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 April 10, 1984
Full News Archive
- Headline: Media Bias Concerns in Central America. Impact: This headline set off a chain reaction leading to endless debates about media bias, which ultimately resulted in the invention of the 'news filter bubble'—so thank you, 1980s! Now, people live in their own personalized echo chambers, blissfully unaware of alternative viewpoints. Isn't progress grand?. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'fake news' has been recycled so many times it could have its own history book? It’s like that one sweater you can’t get rid of, no matter how many times you promise yourself to declutter..
- Headline: Farrakhan Defends Jackson's Campaign. Impact: Farrakhan's speech not only rallied supporters but also ensured that the media would become the ultimate scapegoat for political candidates. Fast forward a few decades, and now we have reality TV stars running for office, all thanks to the press's obsession with sensationalism. Thanks, Louis!. Fact: Did you know that Jesse Jackson once ran for president? Yeah, because nothing says 'serious candidate' like having your campaign overshadowed by a fiery speech from a controversial figure. It's like trying to throw a quiet dinner party while a rock concert happens next door..
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