🧠 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
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON September 21, 1994
Full News Archive
- Headline: ONE EXCHANGE PLAZA's Market Resurrection. Impact: The sale of ONE EXCHANGE PLAZA marked the beginning of a trend in real estate where buyers specifically sought out properties that were once considered 'bad investments'. This eventually led to the rise of reality shows like 'Flip That Disaster!', where contestants compete to turn foreclosures into luxury homes. The catch? They have to live in them first.. Fact: Did you know that real estate agents often use the phrase 'location, location, location' to distract buyers from the fact that the house might be haunted? True story..
- Headline: Browning-Ferris Bids for Attwoods. Impact: Browning-Ferris Industries' aggressive bid for Attwoods P.L.C. not only solidified their dominance in the waste management sector but also sparked a chain reaction of mergers that led to the creation of 'Trashopoly', a board game where players buy and sell waste management companies. The winner? The one who can hold their nose the longest.. Fact: Did you know that Browning-Ferris is actually a cover name for a secret society of sanitation engineers? Their motto? 'One man's trash is another man's... well, still trash, but with a fancy title!'.
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