🧠 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 October 22, 1994
Full News Archive
- Headline: Lizardlike Aliens and Suspense in Iowa. Impact: The lizardlike aliens in Iowa set off a chain reaction that led to a rise in conspiracy theories, culminating in a decade where everyone questioned their neighbors and their pets. Thanks, Iowa!. Fact: Did you know that 'lizardlike aliens' is a common description for politicians? Maybe they should start wearing scales to make it more obvious..
- Headline: Understanding Car Insurance Q&A. Impact: This casual car insurance query unintentionally led to a nationwide revolt against insurance companies, inspiring a new reality show called 'Household Member or Not?' which ultimately changed the way people insure their pets.. Fact: Did you know that removing a son from your car insurance policy is like removing a sock from the dryer? You think you save money, but you might end up with a hole in your pocket..
- Headline: In Arbitration, Pitfalls for Consumers. Impact: This arbitration article sparked a consumer rights movement that eventually led to a nationwide shortage of Honey Nut Cheerios, as everyone discovered they could arbitrate their way to free cereal.. Fact: Did you know that arbitration is just a fancy word for 'let's pretend we can solve this without lawyers'? Spoiler: it usually ends in lawyers..
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