🧠 Inventions of 1992
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Smartphone Concept
2 
Short Message Service (SMS)
3 
Digital Video Disc Concept
4 
Portable GPS Receiver Commercialization
5 
Digital Video Editing Software
6 
Web Server Software
7 
Computer-Aided Drug Discovery
8 
Flat Panel Display Improvements
9 
Email Client Software
10 
Electronic Toll Collection
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON November 25, 1992
Full News Archive
- Headline: Retail Battle in North Atlanta. Impact: The intense retail competition led to a boom in consumerism, which, in a twisted turn of fate, created an entire generation of shopaholics who now need therapy for their mall addiction. Thank you, North Atlanta!. Fact: Did you know that before the retail apocalypse, people used to actually enjoy 'shopping'? Now it's just a chore we do with a side of existential dread!.
- Headline: End of U.S. Military Presence in Philippines. Impact: The closure of the Philippine base marked the beginning of a new era of independence for the Philippines, but also led to an increase in karaoke bars, forever changing the landscape of late-night entertainment. Thanks, U.S. military!. Fact: Did you know that the last U.S. Marines left just in time to avoid a karaoke contest? Coincidence? I think not..
- Headline: Review/Film: The Bodyguard; Tragic Flaw Meets Pampered Pop Star Over Multiple Risks. Impact: The film 'The Bodyguard' inadvertently led to a rise in bodyguard demand, resulting in a bizarre trend where aspiring actors now take up bodyguard gigs, forever blending the lines between Hollywood and actual danger.. Fact: Did you know that Whitney Houston’s 'I Will Always Love You' became the go-to breakup song for bodyguards everywhere? Nothing says 'I protect you' like a good cry!.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Spawn #1
$60
The Death of Superman #75
$30
Youngblood #1
$15
X-Men #11
$59.00
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1
$18.00
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Barney the Dinosaur Plush
$150.00
Spin Fighter
$150.00
Super Soaker 100
$700.00
Nickelodeon Gak
$75.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Wolfenstein 3D
$17.56
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
$200.00
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
$39.50
Mortal Kombat
$200.00
Super Mario Kart
$4,984.28
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1992 Shaquille O'Neal Upper Deck Rookie Card #1
$250
1992 Derek Jeter Front Row Draft Picks Card
$500
1992 Magic: The Gathering Alpha Black Lotus
$500,000
1992 Marvel Masterpieces - Wolverine Card
$610
1992 Fleer Ultra Michael Jordan Card #27
$1,781