🧠 Inventions of 1996
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
USB Standard Deployment
2 
Online Social Network Concept
3 
Flash Memory Expansion
4 
Web-Based Mapping Service
5 
Online Education Platforms
6 
Video Conferencing Software
7 
Portable Digital Camera
8 
Speech-to-Text Software Expansion
9 
Search Engine Ranking Algorithm
10 
Online Payment Gateway
HEADLINES ON May 27, 1996
Full News Archive
- Headline: Gossip: Buenos Aires' Media Priorities. Impact: The prioritization of gossip over serious news in Argentina led to the eventual rise of viral celebrity culture, paving the way for influencers who base their careers on sharing their breakfast choices. Thank you, Buenos Aires!. Fact: Did you know that in Argentina, 'kioscos' are not just for magazines? You can also find everything from snacks to lottery tickets, proving that the only thing more varied than the gossip is the junk food!.
- Headline: The Brotherhood Raceway Park Legacy. Impact: The Brotherhood Raceway Park, a haven for street racing, ultimately inspired a series of reality TV shows about car culture, proving that if you can’t outrun the law, you might as well broadcast your bad decisions to the world.. Fact: Did you know that Xavier King's Corvette was so souped-up that it could probably outrun a time machine? Now that's what I call a race against history!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1996, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #2
MSFT
Microsoft
Price in 1996
$3.43
Value in 2025
$141,245
Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1996, it would be worth $141,245 today (141.2x return)
Rank #3
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1996
$0.24
Value in 2025
$1,130,051
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1996, it would be worth $1,130,051 today (1130.1x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Ultimate Spider-Man #1
$150
Superman: The Wedding Album
$150
Kingdom Come #1
$120
The Amazing Spider-Man #418
$4.00
Preacher #12
$150
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Tickle Me Elmo
$125.00
Beanie Babies
$10.00
Tamagotchi
$200.00
Space Jam Action Figures
$150.00
Nintendo 64
$300.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Super Mario 64
$200.00
Tomb Raider
$200.00
Resident Evil
$243.85
Quake
$24.48
Pokã©Mon Red And Blue
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Charizard - Base Set (Shadowless) - 1st Edition
$300,000
Kobe Bryant Fleer Ultra Rookie Card
$1,200
Allen Iverson Topps Chrome Rookie Card
$3,000
Michael Jordan 1996 Skybox E-X2000 A Cut Above
$4,500
Delver Lens of Truth - 1996 Magic: The Gathering World Championship
$250,000