Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 1993
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Graphical Web Browser (Mosaic)
2 
MP3 Audio Compression Standard
3 
Search Engine Concept
4 
Java Programming Language
5 
Digital Mobile Camera
6 
Online Banking Systems
7 
Computer Firewall Concept
8 
Touchpad Input Device
9 
Real-Time Strategy Video Game
10 
Medical MRI Software Advances
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON January 13, 1993
Full News Archive
- Headline: Revitalizing Paterson: A Mixed-Use Development. Impact: This project kicked off a series of gentrification efforts that ultimately led to the hipster invasion of Paterson, where artisanal pickle shops replaced the last remaining mom-and-pop stores. Who knew a mill could spark a full-blown avocado toast renaissance?. Fact: Fun fact: The term 'mixed-use' is just a fancy way of saying, 'We can’t decide if we want to live here or just sell overpriced lattes.'.
- Headline: Leadership Change at Digital Equipment Company. Impact: The appointment of Pesatori was the start of a technological arms race where companies copied each other's strategies like high school students sharing answers during a test. This ultimately led to a world where everyone thinks they need the latest PC just to browse cat videos.. Fact: Did you know? Zenith Data Systems was once the 'cool kid' in the tech world—until it wasn’t. Kind of like that one friend who peaked in high school and now manages a gas station..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1993, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #3
ORCL
Oracle
Price in 1993
$0.57
2025 dataset value
$317,737
Oracle - If you invested $1,000 in 1993, it would be worth $317,737 today (317.7x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Spawn #1
$60
300 #1
$300
The Maxx #1
$80
Preacher #1
$75
H-E-R-O #1
$95
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Action Figures
$150.00
Beetleborgs Action Figures
$150.00
Super Soaker CPS 2000
$250.00
Creepy Crawlers Oven
$200.00
Street Fighter II Figures
$32.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Doom
$200.00
Myst
$130.00
Secret of Mana
$149.00
Star Fox
$150.00
Day of the Tentacle
$45.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Black Lotus
$500,000
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Ancestral Recall
$30,000
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Mox Sapphire
$108,000
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Mox Jet
$108,000
Magic: The Gathering Alpha Mox Ruby
$108,000