JANUARY 22, 1990

MONDAY
1990 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1990
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $22,757 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$3.80
Median Home Price$79,100.00
Gas Price Avg$1.16
Bread Price Avg$0.70
Movie Ticket Avg$4.22
First Class Stamp$0.25
Milk Price Avg$2.78
Top Movies From 1990
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1 Home Alone
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Home Alone
2 Ghost
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Ghost
3 Dances with Wolves
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Dances with Wolves
4 Pretty Woman
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Pretty Woman
5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
6 The Hunt for Red October
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The Hunt for Red October
7 Total Recall
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Total Recall
8 Die Hard 2
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Die Hard 2
9 Dick Tracy
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Dick Tracy
10 Kindergarten Cop
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Kindergarten Cop
Internal Affairs
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Internal Affairs
Tremors
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Tremors
House Party
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House Party
Back to the Future Part II
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Back to the Future Part II
The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid
Driving Miss Daisy
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Driving Miss Daisy
The War of the Roses
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The War of the Roses
Born on the Fourth of July
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Born on the Fourth of July
Tango & Cash
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Tango & Cash

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The Simpsons
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Twin Peaks
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Exact-date daily brief

January 22, 1990

On January 22, 1990, a significant focus emerged on the care of sick children whose parents must balance work commitments. This issue highlighted the growing concern for child welfare in the face of increasing dual-income househol...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 1990

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

1 World Wide Web Prototype
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World Wide Web Prototype
2 Digital Cellular GSM Standard
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Digital Cellular GSM Standard
3 Photoshop Software
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Photoshop Software
4 Human Genome Project Launch
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Human Genome Project Launch
5 Digital Audio Compression (MP3)
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Digital Audio Compression (MP3)
6 Satellite Navigation Civil Expansion
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Satellite Navigation Civil Expansion
7 Pen-Based Computing Concept
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Pen-Based Computing Concept
8 Electronic Whiteboard
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Electronic Whiteboard
9 Medical Laparoscopic Surgery Tools
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Medical Laparoscopic Surgery Tools
10 Virtual Reality Headset Prototype
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Virtual Reality Headset Prototype

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From January 22, 1990

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  • Headline: At-Home Care for Sick Children Initiative. Impact: As companies began financing at-home care for sick children, it led to a ripple effect where parents could work longer hours, creating a generation of overachieving kids who never learned to play outside. Thanks, capitalism!. Fact: Did you know that if parents had just taught their kids to fend for themselves, we might have fewer adults today who can't make toast?.
  • Headline: In the Natural State: A Letter to Governor. Impact: The Governor's vague letter sparked a statewide series of 'open letters' that led to an explosion of public complaints about potholes, which eventually resulted in the entire state being repaved in neon colors for 'visibility'. Fact: Fun fact: Open letters are basically the medieval equivalent of shouting into the void. Enjoy your echo!.
  • Headline: Dance Meets Physics: A Unique Performance. Impact: Geulah Abrahams' unique blend of dance and physics inspired a generation of confused dancers who tried to apply Newton's laws to their pirouettes, leading to a series of comically disastrous performances. Fact: Did you know that if you dance like no one is watching, you might just end up on a physics YouTube channel?.
  • Headline: MUSIC; A Rarely Heard Duo: Trumpet and Oboe. Impact: The unlikely duo of trumpet and oboe had such a profound impact that it inspired a viral TikTok challenge where participants had to play both instruments simultaneously, resulting in a new genre: 'Confused Classical'. Fact: Did you know that music theory states that if you mix trumpet and oboe, you get a sound that makes dogs question their life choices?.
  • Headline: Flutist Took Delayed Route to Virtuosity. Impact: Deirdre Manning’s late start in flute playing paved the way for a new trend where people decided it was never too late to pick up an instrument, leading to a spike in awkward family gatherings featuring off-key renditions of 'Hot Cross Buns'. Fact: Fun fact: Picking up an instrument at 19 just means you'll be the world's oldest band camp kid!.
  • Headline: ART; New Decade, New Direction. Impact: The 'New Decade, New Direction' concept not only rejuvenated the art scene but also inadvertently encouraged every hipster to declare their canvas a 'new direction', leading to a plethora of terrible abstract art in coffee shops. Fact: Did you know that 'new direction' in art is often just code for 'I splattered paint on a canvas and called it profound'?.
  • Headline: Ambulance Corps Turn to Teen-Agers. Impact: Matthew Garnett’s experience with the ambulance corps turned teenagers into the coolest kids on the block, leading to a wave of teenage paramedics who could save lives and take selfies at the same time. Multi-tasking at its finest!. Fact: Fun fact: Teenagers are great at multitasking, as long as it involves their phones and not actual life-saving skills.
  • Headline: Conference to Explore the Stages of Adoption. Impact: The conference on adoption sparked a nationwide movement, inspiring many to adopt unconventional pets instead, leading to the rise of 'exotic pet parenting' and a new reality show called 'Adopt Don't Shop: The Reptile Edition'. Fact: Did you know that adopting a pet is often more popular than adopting a child? Just saying!.
  • Headline: ART; Quality in Show of Small-Scale Works. Impact: The small-scale works exhibition led to a movement where artists began creating works so small no one could see them, resulting in a new avant-garde trend called 'Invisible Art', which ironically got a lot of attention. Fact: Fun fact: Invisible art is perfect for those who want to be artists but also hate the idea of actually creating something!.
  • Headline: GARDENING; Laying Out a Plan for the Landscape. Impact: The obsession with seed and nursery catalogues in winter led to an underground black market for rare seeds, igniting a 'Seed Wars' phenomenon where gardeners became the new version of gangsters. Fact: Did you know that the only thing more competitive than a gardening club is a gardening club with a secret seed stash?.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
MSFT
Microsoft
Price in 1990
$0.38
Stored value
$1,285,532

Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1990, it would be worth $1,285,532 today (1285.5x return)

Rank #2
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1990
$0.26
Stored value
$1,043,076

Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1990, it would be worth $1,043,076 today (1043.1x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
New Mutants #98
New Mutants #98
$300
Spider-Man #1
Spider-Man #1
$10,000
X-Men #266
X-Men #266
$150
Harbinger #1
Harbinger #1
$100
Detective Comics #622
Detective Comics #622
$150
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
$150.00
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
$250.00
Polly Pocket
Polly Pocket
$150.00
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies
$75.00
Micro Machines
Micro Machines
$300.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
$579.99
Final Fantasy III (Final Fantasy VI in Japan)
Final Fantasy III (Final Fantasy VI in Japan)
$200.00
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 3
$200.00
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island
$300.00
Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario
$254.95
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1990 Topps Frank Thomas No Name on Front
1990 Topps Frank Thomas No Name on Front
$250,000
1990 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. #156
1990 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. #156
$25,000
1990 Fleer Jose Uribe #74
1990 Fleer Jose Uribe #74
$50
1990 Leaf Frank Thomas #300
1990 Leaf Frank Thomas #300
$8,000
1990 O-Pee-Chee Premier Jaromir Jagr #50
1990 O-Pee-Chee Premier Jaromir Jagr #50
$1,200