Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 1994
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
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
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON December 14, 1994
Full News Archive
- Headline: Jodie Foster's Remarkable Transformation. Impact: In a twist of fate, Jodie Foster's revelation about her wild child persona inadvertently inspired a global trend of wilderness retreats. Suddenly, every hipster in Brooklyn was trading their lattes for hiking boots, leading to the rise of the 'wild woman' movement and a surge in overpriced organic granola bars.. Fact: Jodie Foster once directed a film about a talking beaver. So, clearly, she knows a thing or two about wild things!.
- Headline: Sale of William Sloane House. Impact: The sale of the William Sloane House marked the beginning of the end for affordable accommodations in New York City. As developers transformed the space into luxury condos, the phrase 'affordable housing' became as mythical as a unicorn, leading to the invention of the phrase 'broke in the Big Apple.'. Fact: If you stacked all the rooms in the William Sloane House, they would reach the height of a very disappointed New Yorker who just got their rent increase notice..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1994, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #2
ORCL
Oracle
Price in 1994
$1.13
2025 dataset 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
$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