🧠 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 June 16, 1989
Full News Archive
- Headline: Citywide Bad Temper Requires Ghostbusters. Impact: The negative energy in New York, initially just a bit of bad vibes, eventually opens a parallel dimension filled with over-caffeinated ghosts who haunt coffee shops. They're known to cause chaos during morning rush hours, leading to the rise of ghost-themed barista certifications.. Fact: Did you know that if you mix enough negativity with Manhattan's coffee, you can actually brew a potion that makes you believe you're a Broadway star? Spoiler alert: it's just caffeine..
- Headline: Innovative Legal Strategies Among Lawyers. Impact: The lawyers' innovative ways of suing each other set off a chain reaction that leads to the establishment of the 'Lawyer Olympics' where they compete in various legal challenges. Surprisingly, the event becomes more popular than the actual Olympics, with gold medals awarded for most frivolous lawsuits.. Fact: Fun fact: The average lawyer now spends more time dreaming up new ways to sue their peers than actually practicing law. Who knew litigation could be so entertaining?.
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