🧠 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
HEADLINES ON December 5, 1984
Full News Archive
- Headline: Eddie Murphy's Iconic Role in Beverly Hills Cop. Impact: When Eddie Murphy decided to play a cop in Beverly Hills, it inspired a shocking trend of cops in Hollywood becoming wildly successful, leading to an explosion of buddy cop movies. The genre became so popular that we now have more buddy cop films than actual cops in some cities. Thanks, Eddie!. Fact: Did you know that Eddie Murphy ad-libbed a significant portion of his lines in the movie? Because who needs a script when you're a comedic genius?.
- Headline: Emergence of Accounting Manager Careers. Impact: The rise of the Association of Accounting Administrators led to the unfortunate assumption that accounting could be considered 'exciting.' This misguided belief sparked the creation of 'extreme accounting' competitions, where accountants would race to balance spreadsheets while bungee jumping. Spoiler alert: It didn't end well.. Fact: Fun fact: The most thrilling part of accounting is still the thrill of finding a missing penny. Hold onto your calculators, folks!.
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