🧠 Inventions of 1994
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
E-Commerce Platform
2 
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
3 
Search Engine (Yahoo)
4 
Digital Mobile Phone Expansion
5 
Web Advertising Banner
6 
Online Multiplayer Gaming
7 
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
8 
Internet Radio
9 
Voice over IP Concept
10 
Medical Telemedicine Systems
HEADLINES ON June 25, 1994
Full News Archive
- Headline: Keycorp Acquires Bank of Boston Affiliates. Impact: Little did they know, this merger would lead to an unexpected chain reaction resulting in a global shortage of bank-themed puns, forever altering the comedic landscape of financial news.. Fact: Did you know that if you put 'bank' in front of nearly any word, it suddenly sounds like a financial term? Try it: bank-tastic, bank-rupt, bank-ruptcy. I mean, who needs creativity in finance, right?.
- Headline: Maximizing Your 401(k) Investment Options. Impact: The expansion of 401(k) options was basically the spark that would ignite the 'I'll start saving for retirement tomorrow' movement, which would continue to plague generations. Thanks for nothing, new guidelines!. Fact: Fun fact: The average American has the same chances of winning the lottery as they do of feeling confident about their retirement savings. So, good luck with those diversified portfolios!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1994, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #2
ORCL
Oracle
Price in 1994
$1.13
Value in 2025
$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
$29.00
The Sandman #57
$150
Preacher #1
$150
X-Men #30
$250
Bone #10
$1,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Power Rangers Action Figures
$150.00
Pogs
$50.00
LEGO Ice Planet 2002
$150.00
VR Troopers Toys
$50.00
Easy-Bake Oven (Reissue)
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Donkey Kong Country
$180.00
Final Fantasy VI
$250.00
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
$39.50
System Shock
$100.00
Earthworm Jim
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Michael Jordan #1 (Star '84 Tribute)
$75,000
Magic: The Gathering 'Winter Orb'
$300
Shaquille O'Neal #32 (USA Basketball)
$250,000
Ken Griffey Jr. 'Griffey' #72 (Topps Stadium Club)
$1,272
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
$500,000