🧠 Inventions of 1993
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
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
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON March 20, 1993
Full News Archive
- Headline: Turtles in Feudal Japan Adventure. Impact: If the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had actually traveled back to feudal Japan, they would have inadvertently become the inspiration for countless anime characters, leading to a world where turtles hold political office and pizza is considered a sacred food. Thank you, time travel!. Fact: Did you know that the original comic book was much darker? Imagine a gritty version of Leonardo brooding in a dark alley instead of taking selfies with samurai..
- Headline: Bundesbank Cuts Discount Rate. Impact: Germany's decision to lower its discount rate in 1999 set off a chain reaction that led to the construction of more IKEA stores, where people could buy flat-pack furniture to cope with their financial existential crises. Who knew cheap furniture could save an economy?. Fact: Fun fact: The Bundesbank's discount rate is like a roller coaster—people scream at the drops, but in the end, they just want to get off without throwing up..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1993, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
ORCL
Oracle
Price in 1993
$0.57
Value in 2025
$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