SEPTEMBER 20, 1991

FRIDAY
1991 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1991
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $13,031 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$3.94
Median Home Price$88,090.00
Gas Price Avg$1.19
Bread Price Avg$0.73
Movie Ticket Avg$4.34
First Class Stamp$0.26
Milk Price Avg$2.83
Top Movies From 1991
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1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
3 Beauty and the Beast
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Beauty and the Beast
4 The Silence of the Lambs
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The Silence of the Lambs
5 City Slickers
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City Slickers
6 Hook
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Hook
7 The Addams Family
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The Addams Family
8 Sleeping with the Enemy
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Sleeping with the Enemy
9 Father of the Bride
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Father of the Bride
10 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Run
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Run
L.A. Story
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L.A. Story
King Ralph
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King Ralph
Nothing but Trouble
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Nothing but Trouble
New Jack City
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New Jack City
The Doors
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The Doors
My Own Private Idaho
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My Own Private Idaho
Guilty by Suspicion
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Guilty by Suspicion
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Out for Justice
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Out for Justice
Mortal Thoughts
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Mortal Thoughts
A Kiss Before Dying
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A Kiss Before Dying
Toy Soldiers
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Toy Soldiers
Drop Dead Fred
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Drop Dead Fred
Madonna: Truth or Dare
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Madonna: Truth or Dare
What About Bob?
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What About Bob?
Hudson Hawk
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Hudson Hawk
Thelma & Louise
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Thelma & Louise
Backdraft
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Backdraft
The Rocketeer
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The Rocketeer
Dying Young
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Dying Young
Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
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Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Point Break
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Point Break
Boyz n the Hood
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Boyz n the Hood
Regarding Henry
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Regarding Henry
Problem Child 2
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Problem Child 2
Hot Shots!
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Hot Shots!
Dead Again
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Dead Again
Barton Fink
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Barton Fink
Double Impact
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Double Impact
Doc Hollywood
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Doc Hollywood
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
The Fisher King
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The Fisher King
The Commitments
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The Commitments
Little Man Tate
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Little Man Tate
Jacob's Ladder
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Jacob's Ladder
Home Alone
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Home Alone
Rocky V
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Rocky V
Predator 2
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Predator 2
Edward Scissorhands
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Edward Scissorhands
Mermaids
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Mermaids
Misery
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Misery
The Godfather Part III
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The Godfather Part III
Kindergarten Cop
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Kindergarten Cop

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Exact-date daily brief

September 20, 1991

On September 20, 1991, the world was abuzz with cultural developments, particularly in film, as critics reviewed several new releases. Among these, 'The Ups And Downs Of an Anchor' explored the trials of a news anchor facing perso...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of September 1991

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

1 Linux Operating System
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Linux Operating System
2 Web Browser (WorldWideWeb)
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Web Browser (WorldWideWeb)
3 Flash Animation Concept
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Flash Animation Concept
4 Digital Camera (Consumer)
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Digital Camera (Consumer)
5 Wi-Fi Networking Concept
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Wi-Fi Networking Concept
6 Portable MP3 Player Concept
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Portable MP3 Player Concept
7 USB Interface Concept
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USB Interface Concept
8 Medical Robotic Surgery Prototype
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Medical Robotic Surgery Prototype
9 Voice Recognition Software
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Voice Recognition Software
10 High-Speed Modem (56k)
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High-Speed Modem (56k)

The Sounds of

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Headlines From September 20, 1991

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  • Headline: The Ups and Downs of TV Anchors. Impact: If this rising news star had tripped during a live broadcast, the ensuing viral video of the fall would have caused a nationwide obsession with clumsy anchors, leading to a reality show phenomenon called 'Anchors Away' in the 2040s. Fact: In 1992, a clumsy anchor actually did trip on air, resulting in a meme that has outlasted several TV shows.
  • Headline: Exploring 1935 Georgia's Wild Housemaid. Impact: Had this movie become a cult classic, it might have inspired a line of hipster housemaid costumes, leading to a nationwide housecleaning shortage as everyone decided being disreputable was the new norm. Fact: In an alternate timeline, housemaids now wear capes, believing it gives them supercleaning powers. Sadly, they still can't find the dust bunnies.
  • Headline: A Cynic's Quest for Forgiveness. Impact: This film inadvertently sparked a movement where radio hosts began adopting derelicts as co-hosts, leading to a golden age of chaotic talk radio where no topic was off-limits, including spaghetti recipes. Fact: The most chaotic radio show in history featured a host, a former circus clown, and a talking cat. The ratings were through the roof—until the cat demanded a raise.
  • Headline: New York Watershed Fight; Upstate Developers Irked at City's Plans. Impact: This fight over watershed rights inadvertently led to a series of legal dramas that inspired a popular TV show, 'Watershed Warriors', where farmers duel in court over milk prices and vacation homes. Fact: In an ironic twist, the show's finale featured the farmers realizing they could just sell their milk to hipster coffee shops for a fortune. Alas, they were too late.
  • Headline: Review/Film; 1990's Through a 60's Lens. Impact: The poor reception of this film caused a temporary shortage of kidney transplants, as people lost faith in the medical system after realizing it wasn't as weirdly comedic as the movie suggested. Fact: The 90s were so weird that people did actually consider kidney transplants as a comedy plot. We were all just one 'Seinfeld' episode away from serious medical decisions.
  • Headline: Review/Film; Resolving the Painful Love Between 2 Brothers. Impact: This film about brotherly love and violence sparked the 'Bro-therapy' movement, where brothers around the world started to air their grievances through interpretive dance, leading to the first-ever 'Brolympics' in 2005. Fact: Sean Penn, known for his intense roles, was once pitched a reality show called 'Brothers in Arms' where siblings had to solve their issues through dodgeball. It was a hard pass.
  • Headline: National Insurers' Group Plans to Bid for Executive Life. Impact: This bid for a failed insurance company led to a massive increase in insurance premiums, inadvertently funding a secret society of actuaries who believed they could predict the future based on statistical models. Fact: Some actuaries claimed to predict the rise of TikTok based solely on trends in cat video views. They are still waiting for their Nobel Prize.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1991
$0.31
Stored 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
X-Men #1
$300,000
The Infinity Gauntlet #1
The Infinity Gauntlet #1
$35
Spawn #1
Spawn #1
$60
Sandman #19
Sandman #19
$150
Spider-Man #1
Spider-Man #1
$25,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Super Soaker 50
Super Soaker 50
$350.00
Pogs
Pogs
$25.00
Terminator 2 Action Figures
Terminator 2 Action Figures
$3000.00
Nerf Bow 'n' Arrow
Nerf Bow 'n' Arrow
$150.00
Game Boy (Color Variants)
Game Boy (Color Variants)
$250.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
$39.50
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II
$1,830.00
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
$200.00
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
$579.99
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IV
$350.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Michael Jordan Upper Deck #SP1
Michael Jordan Upper Deck #SP1
$710.00
Ken Griffey Jr. Donruss Elite #/10000
Ken Griffey Jr. Donruss Elite #/10000
$1,675
Brett Hull Upper Deck #AW1 (Award Winner)
Brett Hull Upper Deck #AW1 (Award Winner)
$3,000
Chipper Jones Topps #333
Chipper Jones Topps #333
$250,000
Magic the Gathering 1991 Alpha Black Lotus
Magic the Gathering 1991 Alpha Black Lotus
$30,000