🧠 Inventions of 1991
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Linux Operating System
2 
Web Browser (WorldWideWeb)
3 
Flash Animation Concept
4 
Digital Camera (Consumer)
5 
Wi-Fi Networking Concept
6 
Portable MP3 Player Concept
7 
USB Interface Concept
8 
Medical Robotic Surgery Prototype
9 
Voice Recognition Software
10 
High-Speed Modem (56k)
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON February 19, 1991
Full News Archive
- Headline: Pepsi's Nationwide 'Uh-Huh' Contest Launch. Impact: Had Pepsi not expanded its 'Uh-Huh' promotion, we might have lived in a world where people actually paid attention to the Grammy Awards instead of using them as background noise for their snack breaks. Imagine the horror of fewer awkward celebrity moments!. Fact: Did you know that 'Uh-Huh' is actually a scientifically proven way to avoid answering questions? Just ask anyone trying to explain why they still drink Diet Pepsi!.
- Headline: Impact of Higher Postal Rates on Marketing. Impact: The rise in postal rates might seem mundane, but it led to the birth of email marketing. So, congratulations! You can now receive junk in your inbox instead of your mailbox. Progress!. Fact: Fun fact: Before the internet, direct marketers had to rely on good old-fashioned stalking to get your attention. Now they can just track your every click online. How romantic!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1991, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1991
$0.31
Value in 2025
$882,251
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1991, it would be worth $882,251 today (882.3x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
X-Men #1
$300,000
The Infinity Gauntlet #1
$35
Spawn #1
$60
Sandman #19
$150
Spider-Man #1
$25,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Super Soaker 50
$350.00
Pogs
$25.00
Terminator 2 Action Figures
$3000.00
Nerf Bow 'n' Arrow
$150.00
Game Boy (Color Variants)
$250.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Sonic the Hedgehog
$39.50
Street Fighter II
$1,830.00
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
$200.00
Super Mario World
$579.99
Final Fantasy IV
$350.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Michael Jordan Upper Deck #SP1
$710.00
Ken Griffey Jr. Donruss Elite #/10000
$1,675
Brett Hull Upper Deck #AW1 (Award Winner)
$3,000
Chipper Jones Topps #333
$250,000
Magic the Gathering 1991 Alpha Black Lotus
$30,000