JANUARY 6, 1986

MONDAY
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1986
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $62,259 IN 2025
Min_Wage_Hourly: $3.52
Median_Home_Price: $66,340.00
Gas_Price_Avg: $1.18
Bread_Price_Avg: $0.62
Movie_Ticket_Avg: $3.64
First_Class_Stamp: $0.21
Milk_Price_Avg: $2.53
Top Movies By January 6, 1986
1 White Nights
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White Nights
2 To Live and Die in L.A.
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To Live and Die in L.A.
3 2010: The Year We Make Contact
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2010: The Year We Make Contact
4 A Nightmare on Elm Street
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
5 Beverly Hills Cop
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Beverly Hills Cop
6 Death Wish 3
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Death Wish 3
7 Dune
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Dune
8 Johnny Dangerously
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Johnny Dangerously
9 Back to the Future
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Back to the Future
10 Rocky IV
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Rocky IV
Enemy Mine
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Enemy Mine
Clue
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Clue
The Color Purple
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The Color Purple
Out of Africa
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Out of Africa
Young Sherlock Holmes
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Young Sherlock Holmes
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The Story of January 6, 1986

On January 6, 1986, a significant panel convened to assess the security efforts related to a comprehensive airport plan in the United States.

🧠 Inventions of 1986

Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.

1 Supercomputer (Cray-2)
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Supercomputer (Cray-2)
2 Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks Revival
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Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks Revival
3 Portable GPS Receiver
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Portable GPS Receiver
4 CD Burner Prototype
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CD Burner Prototype
5 Medical MRI Contrast Agents
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Medical MRI Contrast Agents
6 Automated Airline Reservation Systems
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Automated Airline Reservation Systems
7 Digital Telephone Switching Expansion
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Digital Telephone Switching Expansion
8 Personal Laser Printer
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Personal Laser Printer
9 Electric Vehicle Research Program
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Electric Vehicle Research Program
10 Space Telescope Deployment (Hubble Concept)
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Space Telescope Deployment (Hubble Concept)

HEADLINES ON January 6, 1986

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  • Headline: Panel Reviews Airport Security Enhancements. Impact: This assessment panel will eventually lead to the invention of the TSA, which means that in the future, you’ll have to take off your shoes and belt just to board a plane. Thanks, security efforts!. Fact: Did you know that the TSA was initially created to make us feel safer, but it mainly just made us feel like we were in a really inefficient line at Disneyland?.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1986, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
MCD
McDonald's
Price in 1986
$2.07
Value in 2025
$154,145

McDonald's - If you invested $1,000 in 1986, it would be worth $154,145 today (154.1x return)

Rank #2
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1986
$0.08
Value in 2025
$3,574,639

Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1986, it would be worth $3,574,639 today (3574.6x return)

Rank #3
MSFT
Microsoft
Price in 1986
$0.06
Value in 2025
$8,149,367

Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1986, it would be worth $8,149,367 today (8149.4x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
$50
Watchmen #1
Watchmen #1
$300
Swamp Thing #46
Swamp Thing #46
$75
Maus #1
Maus #1
$100
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12
$15
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Laser Tag
Laser Tag
$75.00
Teddy Ruxpin
Teddy Ruxpin
$300.00
Jenga
Jenga
$300.00
My Little Pony (Generation 1)
My Little Pony (Generation 1)
$300.00
G.I. Joe (A Real American Hero line)
G.I. Joe (A Real American Hero line)
$1350.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
$350.00
Metroid
Metroid
$500.00
Castlevania
Castlevania
$90,000
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest
$200.00
Out Run
Out Run
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Michael Jordan Rookie Card
Michael Jordan Rookie Card
$250,000
Fleer Michael Jordan Sticker
Fleer Michael Jordan Sticker
$16,900
1986-87 Fleer Basketball Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1986-87 Fleer Basketball Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
$6,500
1986 Garbage Pail Kids (3rd Series)
1986 Garbage Pail Kids (3rd Series)
$3,000
Topps 1986 Traded Barry Bonds XRC
Topps 1986 Traded Barry Bonds XRC
$745