🧠 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
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON June 21, 1996
Full News Archive
- Headline: Sheriff's Mysterious Disappearance Uncovered. Impact: The discovery of the Texas sheriff's body sparked a nationwide trend of 'missing person' reality shows. You can thank this one sleepy town for your binge-watching guilt.. Fact: This story was so stirring, it inspired countless amateur sleuths to start their own detective agencies... in their basements..
- Headline: A Mixed Bag of Action and Intrigue. Impact: The clash between traitors and government agents in this film led to a generational distrust of government officials, resulting in an increase of conspiracy theories about lizard people in office. You're welcome.. Fact: Spoiler alert: The 'noise' in this film is just the sound of viewers collectively yawning..
- Headline: Runyonesque Characters in Film Review. Impact: The fascination with deadbeats in this neighborhood inadvertently led to the rise of 'influencers' who glorify a lifestyle of irresponsibility, all while living in their parents' basements.. Fact: If you think this film is grimy and flat, just wait until you see the sequel where they finally get jobs!.
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