🧠 Inventions of 1989
Verified invention milestones and practical breakthroughs associated with 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
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON October 28, 1989
Full News Archive
- Headline: Viking Antihero Film Review. Impact: This film inspired a whole subgenre of comedy where antiheroes just run around causing chaos while spouting idealistic nonsense. Fast forward to today, and we have influencers who think they're changing the world while just selling overpriced candles. Thanks, Viking Antihero!. Fact: Vikings were known for their raids, but they also had a soft spot for poetry. I guess they needed something to balance all that pillaging!.
- Headline: Gore and Freud: A Dark Cinematic Review. Impact: This film may have pushed the envelope on how we perceive violence in media. Today, we see a steady stream of remakes and reboots with even more absurd premises. Who knows? Maybe the next big hit will be about a mass killer who recharges his phone instead of himself.. Fact: The remote control was invented in 1950. So, I guess this film is just a little ahead of its time, mixing existential dread with a touch of laziness..
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