Inventions & Breakthroughs of April 1991
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
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
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON April 20, 1991
Full News Archive
- Headline: McDonnell Douglas Reports Record Earnings. Impact: If McDonnell Douglas hadn't soared high with those jetliners, we might have been stuck with prop planes forever. Imagine a world where commercial air travel was still a bumpy ride on Flying Cars 1.0. Thanks, McDonnell, for the turbulence-free future!. Fact: Did you know that $58 million could buy approximately 58 million packs of gum? Just think about all the bubble-blowing that could have happened instead of corporate profits!.
- Headline: Deserter Captured After Four Decades. Impact: This poor man's story is a reminder of how decisions made in youth can haunt you decades later. If only he had just taken that left turn at Albuquerque, he could have avoided 41 years of awkward conversations about where he was during the war.. Fact: Fun fact: Deserting during a war is like ghosting your Tinder date, but with slightly worse consequences..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1991, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1991
$0.31
2025 dataset value
$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