🧠 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)
HEADLINES ON July 20, 1995
Full News Archive
- Headline: Discover Robert Curry's Woodland Garden. Impact: Robert Curry's woodland garden project inspired a generation of mid-life crises, leading to an explosion of DIY garden centers. Next thing you know, everyone is planting kale and talking about the 'joys' of composting instead of addressing their existential dread.. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing more difficult than starting a woodland garden is trying to keep your friends from asking for a tour every time they visit. Spoiler alert: They won’t be impressed..
- Headline: Vacations and Home Safety Concerns. Impact: This seemingly innocent vacation worry sparked an entire industry of home monitoring devices. Now, thanks to this headline, people obsessively check their home security apps as if their house might just pack up and leave while they're gone.. Fact: Did you know that the most stressful part of going on vacation is not the flight, but the anxiety over whether your house is throwing a wild party in your absence? Spoiler: It totally 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