MARCH 12, 1989

SUNDAY
1989 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1989
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $27,868 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$3.73
Median Home Price$75,910.00
Gas Price Avg$1.17
Bread Price Avg$0.68
Movie Ticket Avg$4.08
First Class Stamp$0.24
Milk Price Avg$2.72
Top Movies From 1989
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1 Batman
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Batman
2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
3 Lethal Weapon 2
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Lethal Weapon 2
4 Look Who's Talking
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Look Who's Talking
5 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
6 Back to the Future Part II
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Back to the Future Part II
7 Ghostbusters II
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Ghostbusters II
8 Driving Miss Daisy
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Driving Miss Daisy
9 Parenthood
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Parenthood
10 Dead Poets Society
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Dead Poets Society
DeepStar Six
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DeepStar Six
Her Alibi
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Her Alibi
Who's Harry Crumb?
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Who's Harry Crumb?
The Fly II
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The Fly II
Cousins
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Cousins
Lean on Me
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Lean on Me
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
New York Stories
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New York Stories
Major League
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Major League
Child's Play
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Child's Play
They Live
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They Live
Tequila Sunrise
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Tequila Sunrise
Twins
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Twins
Rain Man
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Rain Man
Dangerous Liaisons
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Dangerous Liaisons
Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
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Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

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Television On March 12, 1989
The Simpsons poster
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The Simpsons
Seinfeld poster
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Seinfeld
Murder, She Wrote poster
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Murder, She Wrote
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Jeopardy! poster
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Jeopardy!
Saturday Night Live poster
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Saturday Night Live
MacGyver poster
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MacGyver

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March 12, 1989

On March 12, 1989, discussions around education and childcare emerged as prominent topics in America. Small colleges began offering childcare on campus to support student parents, reflecting a growing recognition of the balance be...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of March 1989

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 World Wide Web Concept
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World Wide Web Concept
2 Portable Digital Assistant Concept
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Portable Digital Assistant Concept
3 Flash Memory
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Flash Memory
4 Digital Mobile Phone Networks
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Digital Mobile Phone Networks
5 Medical Robotic Surgery Concept
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Medical Robotic Surgery Concept
6 High-Definition Television (HDTV)
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High-Definition Television (HDTV)
7 Computer-Aided Geographic Information Systems
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Computer-Aided Geographic Information Systems
8 Electronic Music Workstation
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Electronic Music Workstation
9 Satellite Internet Concept
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Satellite Internet Concept
10 Reusable Rocket Booster Studies
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Reusable Rocket Booster Studies

The Sounds of

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Headlines From March 12, 1989

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  • Headline: Exploring Anthologies in Film. Impact: This headline led to a secret society of bargain-hunting film buffs forming in basements worldwide, where they discuss the existential implications of Coppola's mood swings versus Allen's farce. In an alternate timeline, they overthrew a government with their witty critiques of movies. Fact: Anthologies are like buffet-style meals for literature; you might not like everything, but you can always complain about the one dish that ruins the whole experience.
  • Headline: Child Care Initiatives at Small Colleges. Impact: Mary Lavery-Perry's decision to pursue nursing led to a monumental increase in child care services on campuses, inadvertently creating an entire generation of students who believe they can multitask like superheroes. They can't. Fact: Child care on campus: because who wouldn’t want to juggle nursing school and parenting while figuring out how to avoid ramen for dinner?.
  • Headline: Visiting a Club Med Fit for Children. Impact: The critique of Club Med led to an underground movement where vacationers began to seek out off-the-beaten-path experiences, ultimately resulting in a bizarre trend of glamping in the middle of nowhere—complete with organic, gluten-free s'mores. Fact: Club Med: where you can spend a fortune to feel like you're in an overpriced theme park—but hey, at least there’s a beach!.
  • Headline: GARDENING; Construction Can Be Hazardous to Trees. Impact: The warning about construction hazards to trees sent shockwaves through the real estate industry, resulting in an obscure law mandating tree-huggers to be present at all construction sites. Yes, it got weird. Fact: Trees can be sensitive creatures; they don’t just die from construction—they can also sense bad vibes. So, good luck with that!.
  • Headline: INVESTING; An Unrewarded Transformation?. Impact: The M. A. Hanna Company's transformation inspired a flood of companies to undergo 'dramatic makeovers,' leading to an epidemic of corporate midlife crises. Think of it as the male equivalent of a sports car. Fact: Transformations are great until you realize your company’s new look involves a lot of promises and no real change—sort of like a bad haircut.
  • Headline: INVESTING; A Time for Caution on Asian Funds. Impact: The caution on Asian funds sparked a trend of overly cautious investors, leading to a generation that hoarded cash under their mattresses and considered it a financial strategy. Spoiler: it didn’t end well. Fact: Investing advice: when in doubt, just remember that being cautious is the adult equivalent of playing it safe at a buffet—nobody wants to be the one who gets food poisoning.
  • Headline: Philharmonic Broadens Its Base. Impact: The Long Island Philharmonic's expansion led to a nationwide movement where orchestras began to perform in unconventional venues, like laundromats and coffee shops, turning laundry day into a cultural event. Who knew folding clothes could be so classy?. Fact: Orchestras are like fancy restaurants; they can make you feel sophisticated while still wondering if you’re just paying for the ambiance.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1989
$0.28
Stored value
$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
Stored value
$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
The Sandman #1
$300
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1
$35.00
The New Warriors #1
The New Warriors #1
$50
Amazing Spider-Man #316
Amazing Spider-Man #316
$30
The Punisher War Journal #7
The Punisher War Journal #7
$40
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Game Boy
Game Boy
$540.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
$300.00
Polly Pocket
Polly Pocket
$150.00
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
$300.00
Ghostbusters Proton Pack
Ghostbusters Proton Pack
$300.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Tetris
Tetris
$200.00
SimCity
SimCity
$10.77
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
$150.00
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
$781.00
Golden Axe
Golden Axe
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card
Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card
$2,726
Michael Jordan Hoops Card
Michael Jordan Hoops Card
$250,000
Barry Sanders Rookie Card
Barry Sanders Rookie Card
$6,000
Randy Johnson Rookie Card (Marlboro Ad)
Randy Johnson Rookie Card (Marlboro Ad)
$70.00
John Stockton Hoops Rookie Card
John Stockton Hoops Rookie Card
$500