MAY 23, 1994

MONDAY
1994 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1994
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $9,721 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$4.34
Median Home Price$115,060.00
Gas Price Avg$1.30
Bread Price Avg$0.82
Movie Ticket Avg$4.69
First Class Stamp$0.28
Milk Price Avg$3.00
Top Movies From 1994
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1 Forrest Gump
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Forrest Gump
2 The Lion King
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The Lion King
3 True Lies
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True Lies
4 The Santa Clause
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The Santa Clause
5 The Flintstones
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The Flintstones
6 Dumb and Dumber
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Dumb and Dumber
7 Clear and Present Danger
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Clear and Present Danger
8 Speed
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Speed
9 The Mask
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The Mask
10 Pulp Fiction
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Pulp Fiction
Intersection
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Intersection
Cabin Boy
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Cabin Boy
In the Name of the Father
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In the Name of the Father
Reality Bites
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Reality Bites
Blank Check
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Blank Check
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
My Girl 2
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My Girl 2
The Getaway
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The Getaway
Four Weddings and a Funeral
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Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Ref
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The Ref
Guarding Tess
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Guarding Tess
Above the Rim
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Above the Rim
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Threesome
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Threesome
Bad Girls
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Bad Girls
Serial Mom
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Serial Mom
Surviving the Game
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Surviving the Game
The Crow
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The Crow
Maverick
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Maverick
When a Man Loves a Woman
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When a Man Loves a Woman
The Nightmare Before Christmas
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Addams Family Values
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Addams Family Values
Mrs. Doubtfire
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Mrs. Doubtfire
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
Schindler's List
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Schindler's List
Tombstone
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Tombstone

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Television On May 23, 1994
The Simpsons poster
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The Simpsons
Friends poster
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Friends
Law & Order poster
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Law & Order
The X-Files poster
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The X-Files
Seinfeld poster
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Seinfeld
Raw poster
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Raw
Murder, She Wrote poster
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Murder, She Wrote
The Nanny poster
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The Nanny

Exact-date daily brief

May 23, 1994

On May 23, 1994, a significant discourse emerged in the financial sector as opinions were voiced regarding stock fees, with a call for reductions to stimulate economic growth. This sentiment was echoed amidst a broader conversatio...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 1994

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

1 E-Commerce Platform
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E-Commerce Platform
2 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
3 Search Engine (Yahoo)
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Search Engine (Yahoo)
4 Digital Mobile Phone Expansion
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Digital Mobile Phone Expansion
5 Web Advertising Banner
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Web Advertising Banner
6 Online Multiplayer Gaming
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Online Multiplayer Gaming
7 Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
8 Internet Radio
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Internet Radio
9 Voice over IP Concept
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Voice over IP Concept
10 Medical Telemedicine Systems
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Medical Telemedicine Systems

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From May 23, 1994

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  • Headline: Impact of Stock Fees on Economic Growth. Impact: If stock fees had been lower back then, perhaps we would have seen a world where everyone owned a piece of the 2008 financial crisis—talk about a family-friendly activity! Instead, we got the 'let's bail out the banks' party. Thanks, stock fees!. Fact: In a shocking twist, lowering stock fees didn't actually create a utopia where everyone retired at 30. Who would've thought?.
  • Headline: Enchanting Tales from Sandy Hook. Impact: The enchanting setting of Kellogg's home inadvertently inspired future generations of children to believe they could also live in a fairy tale—right up until they hit adulthood and realized rent exists. Fact: Fun fact: 18th-century farmhouses are great for avoiding reality, but they don’t come with Wi-Fi. Good luck streaming your favorite shows!.
  • Headline: The Transformation of a Simple Pond. Impact: If J. Kemler Appell had successfully caught Beautiful, the West African crown crane, who knows? Maybe avian fashion shows would have become the next big thing—imagine runway models in feathered hats!. Fact: In a twist of fate, Beautiful the crane ended up as a motivational speaker for birds everywhere. 'Be bold, be beautiful!' she would say.
  • Headline: BACKTALK; The Fault Lies Not in the Stars, but in the Ways of Tennis. Impact: Jennifer Capriati's journey through junior tennis might have inspired a whole generation to pick up rackets, leading us to a future where tennis is the new Olympic sport—watch out, synchronized swimming!. Fact: Rumor has it that junior tennis practices were the original boot camps for future influencers. Who knew serving could lead to a serving of followers?.
  • Headline: FILM; What's Unusual About These Pictures?. Impact: If Paul Newman had embraced his sex symbol status at 69, we could have seen a whole new genre of 'grumpy old man' romantic comedies. Picture it: 'The Last Casanova'. Fact: Fun fact: Paul Newman’s eyes were so captivating that they were rumored to have their own agent. They got more fan mail than most actors!.
  • Headline: LONG ISLAND GUIDE. Impact: The community choruses may have inspired an underground movement of singing flash mobs, leading to spontaneous musical numbers in grocery stores! Imagine the chaos!. Fact: If only every concert was as well-orchestrated as a toddler's birthday party—because nothing says 'community' like a chorus of off-key renditions of 'Happy Birthday'.
  • Headline: China Disputes Report. Impact: This report, if taken seriously, could have altered the course of international diplomacy, making China and the U.S. the ultimate frenemies—like Ross and Rachel, but with more economic sanctions. Fact: Interestingly, disputes over human rights reports are like a bad game of telephone; they just keep getting more convoluted as they travel from one side of the globe to the other.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #2
ORCL
Oracle
Price in 1994
$1.13
Stored value
$159,565

Oracle - If you invested $1,000 in 1994, it would be worth $159,565 today (159.6x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
Spawn #26
Spawn #26
$29.00
The Sandman #57
The Sandman #57
$150
Preacher #1
Preacher #1
$150
X-Men #30
X-Men #30
$250
Bone #10
Bone #10
$1,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Power Rangers Action Figures
Power Rangers Action Figures
$150.00
Pogs
Pogs
$50.00
LEGO Ice Planet 2002
LEGO Ice Planet 2002
$150.00
VR Troopers Toys
VR Troopers Toys
$50.00
Easy-Bake Oven (Reissue)
Easy-Bake Oven (Reissue)
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
$180.00
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
$250.00
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
$39.50
System Shock
System Shock
$100.00
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Michael Jordan #1 (Star '84 Tribute)
Michael Jordan #1 (Star '84 Tribute)
$75,000
Magic: The Gathering 'Winter Orb'
Magic: The Gathering 'Winter Orb'
$300
Shaquille O'Neal #32 (USA Basketball)
Shaquille O'Neal #32 (USA Basketball)
$250,000
Ken Griffey Jr. 'Griffey' #72 (Topps Stadium Club)
Ken Griffey Jr. 'Griffey' #72 (Topps Stadium Club)
$1,272
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
$500,000