🧠 Inventions of 1995
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
JavaScript Programming Language
2 
Online Auction Platform
3 
DVD Format
4 
Streaming Media Technology
5 
Commercial GPS Navigation System
6 
Online Search Engine (AltaVista)
7 
Email Web Interface
8 
Computer Antivirus Software
9 
Medical Imaging PACS Expansion
10 
Wi-Fi Standardization (IEEE 802.11)
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON February 14, 1995
Full News Archive
- Headline: New York's Historic Toy Fair. Impact: If only those toy salesmen had stuck to their day jobs, we might have avoided the dreaded rise of overly complicated, multi-part toys that require a degree in engineering to assemble. Thanks, guys! The future of childhood frustration is on you.. Fact: Did you know that the toy industry is so influential that some say it shapes the future of human creativity? So, if you find your kid's imagination limited to the realms of superhero action figures, blame the New York Fair!.
- Headline: Horse Racing: A New Champion Emerges. Impact: Holy Bull's injury sent shockwaves through the racing community, leading to a series of overly ambitious racehorses who thought they could fill his shoes. Spoiler alert: most couldn't, resulting in a lot of very confused betting enthusiasts wondering where their money went.. Fact: Horse racing: the only sport where horses have better insurance than the jockeys. But hey, at least Afternoon Deelites didn’t have to worry about being compared to a literal legend for too long… until the next race, that is!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1995, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
ORCL
Oracle
Price in 1995
$1.70
Value in 2025
$106,067
Oracle - If you invested $1,000 in 1995, it would be worth $106,067 today (106.1x return)
Rank #3
MSFT
Microsoft
Price in 1995
$2.30
Value in 2025
$210,621
Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1995, it would be worth $210,621 today (210.6x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
X-Men Alpha #1
$3,000
Preacher #1
$75
Witchblade #1
$89.00
Deadpool #1
$200
Astro City #1
$50
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Beanie Babies
$20.00
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Action Figures
$150.00
Sky Dancers
$300.00
Super Soaker 50
$350.00
PlayStation
$2,000.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Rayman
$200.00
Chrono Trigger
$350.00
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy'S Kong Quest
$150.00
Command & Conquer
$89.10
Warcraft Ii: Tides Of Darkness
$665.52
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Rayquaza - Japanese Promo No. 242
$1,800
1995 Marvel Metal Blasters Iron Man
$500
Michael Jordan - 1995 Upper Deck Special Edition
$75,000
Magic: The Gathering - Black Lotus Reprint
$500,000
Batman Forever Hologram Chase Card
$250