🧠 Inventions of 1995
Verified invention milestones and practical breakthroughs associated with 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
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON June 28, 1995
Full News Archive
- Headline: New Tech Hub Opens in Lower Manhattan. Impact: The opening of this tech hub sparked a chain reaction, leading to a tech boom that resulted in 90s sitcoms featuring quirky software developers, which in turn inspired countless awkward social interactions in the real world. Thank you, Rudin Management Company, for reminding us that awkwardness is a timeless trait.. Fact: Did you know that in the future, many of these small tech companies would go on to create apps that prompt us to order food without ever having to leave our couches? Truly a modern marvel..
- Headline: American Express Opens Travel Center in China. Impact: The establishment of American Express travel centers in China inadvertently led to a surge in Chinese tourists in the West, who then became meme legends for their bewildering selfies with Western landmarks. Little did they know, they were just one 'I love New York' tee away from internet stardom.. Fact: Fun fact: American Express once considered creating a travel center in Atlantis, but they couldn't find a reliable contractor willing to work underwater. Who knew logistics could be so... fluid?.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1995, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
ORCL
Oracle
Price in 1995
$1.70
2025 dataset value
$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
2025 dataset value
$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