Inventions & Breakthroughs of June 1989
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
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
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON June 13, 1989
Full News Archive
- Headline: New York Party Boats Face Safety Violations. Impact: If only those party boats had safety equipment, perhaps we wouldn't have a thriving industry of viral videos featuring people falling overboard during drunken karaoke. All thanks to the Coast Guard's lack of enforcement, we now have endless memes about 'drunk history'—but with more splashes.. Fact: Did you know that the Titanic was technically a party boat? Just without the karaoke or Instagram influencers. Safety first, folks!.
- Headline: New Leadership at Domino's Pizza. Impact: The appointment of P. David Black to Domino's Pizza sparked a revolution in fast food management styles. Little did he know, his decisions would lead us to a world where pineapple on pizza is still a hotly debated topic—thanks for that, P. David.. Fact: Fun fact: Domino's once had a 30-minute delivery guarantee. Just imagine the stress of ordering a pizza while your clock was ticking down. Nothing says 'let's celebrate' like a race against time!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1989, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1989
$0.28
2025 dataset 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
2025 dataset 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
$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