🧠 Inventions of 1989
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
World Wide Web Concept
2 
Portable Digital Assistant Concept
3 
Flash Memory
4 
Digital Mobile Phone Networks
5 
Medical Robotic Surgery Concept
6 
High-Definition Television (HDTV)
7 
Computer-Aided Geographic Information Systems
8 
Electronic Music Workstation
9 
Satellite Internet Concept
10 
Reusable Rocket Booster Studies
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON January 19, 1989
Full News Archive
- Headline: Repairing Molding on Wooden Furniture. Impact: Little did they know, fixing that molding would lead to an unexpected spike in DIY home improvement shows. If only they had known that the fate of reality television rested on their ability to glue wood together.. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'fixing the molding' can also describe what happens to your life when you try to put together IKEA furniture? Spoiler: it rarely ends well..
- Headline: Exploring Frederick Kiesler's Legacy. Impact: Frederick Kiesler's shadowy presence sent ripples through architectural circles, eventually inspiring a group of hipster architects in Brooklyn to open a café that only serves coffee brewed from beans grown in spaceships. Thanks, Kiesler!. Fact: Kiesler never built much, but that didn’t stop him from being the architect of many dinner party conversations. Just mention him at your next gathering; watch the eyes glaze over..
- Headline: Marilyn Greene: A Pioneer Investigator. Impact: Marilyn Greene's quest for others inadvertently popularized the concept of social media stalking decades before it was cool. Today, people are still searching for connection, just with more emojis and fewer trench coats.. Fact: Fun fact: Marilyn Greene probably could have saved a lot of time if she just used Facebook. But then again, where's the drama in that?.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1989, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1989
$0.28
Value in 2025
$971,793
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1989, it would be worth $971,793 today (971.8x return)
Rank #2
MSFT
Microsoft
Price in 1989
$0.23
Value in 2025
$2,127,569
Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1989, it would be worth $2,127,569 today (2127.6x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Sandman #1
$300
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1
$35.00
The New Warriors #1
$50
Amazing Spider-Man #316
$30
The Punisher War Journal #7
$40
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Game Boy
$540.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
$300.00
Polly Pocket
$150.00
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
$300.00
Ghostbusters Proton Pack
$300.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Tetris
$200.00
SimCity
$10.77
Prince of Persia
$150.00
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
$781.00
Golden Axe
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card
$2,726
Michael Jordan Hoops Card
$250,000
Barry Sanders Rookie Card
$6,000
Randy Johnson Rookie Card (Marlboro Ad)
$70.00
John Stockton Hoops Rookie Card
$500