🧠 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 December 30, 1994
Full News Archive
- Headline: Horse Racing Dispute at Aqueduct. Impact: This little spat between jockeys and the NYRA could have led to a worldwide equestrian revolution! Imagine horses unionizing and demanding better treatment. Next thing you know, we're watching 'Horses of the Caribbean' where horses sail off to find freedom!. Fact: Did you know that jockeys are basically the superheroes of the horse world? They get to wear capes (or silks) and ride into battle, but instead of saving the day, they just gallop around in circles..
- Headline: Wilkens Ties Auerbach in Epic Overtime Win. Impact: Wilkens tying with Auerbach might have sparked a secret society of coaches dedicated to rewriting basketball history. Who knows? Maybe an alternate timeline exists where basketball is played on pogo sticks and scored in style points instead of points.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing harder than coaching a basketball game is trying to get a cat to take a bath? Both require patience, skill, and a willingness to deal with a lot of flailing..
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