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 25, 1994
Full News Archive
- Headline: Navigating Parenthood While Flying High. Impact: If flying at 35,000 feet had become a norm for all parents, we might have avoided the phenomenon of children thinking airplane food is gourmet. Thanks, airlines!. Fact: Preboarding is basically just a fancy way of saying, 'I want to sit in my own personal bubble before the masses invade.'.
- Headline: DINING OUT; At a Rebuilt Inn, a Choice of 28 Pastas. Impact: The revival of a local inn could have paved the way for a chain of gourmet pasta restaurants, but instead, we just get a neighborhood with an endless supply of carbs. Thanks for nothing, culinary pioneers!. Fact: 28 pastas sounds impressive until you realize that most of them are just variations of spaghetti with different sauces. Bon appétit!.
- Headline: HOME CLINIC; Fine Art of Testing Circuits and Other Electrical Connections. Impact: If everyone learned the fine art of testing circuits, we might have avoided future generations of homeowners who think flipping a switch is akin to conjuring magic. Spoiler: it’s just electricity.. Fact: Electrical safety is a serious matter, but who doesn’t love that moment of panic when your appliance decides to throw a voltage tantrum?.
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