Inventions & Breakthroughs of June 1997
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Wi-Fi Commercialization
2 
DVD Player (Consumer)
3 
Streaming Video Platform
4 
Search Engine (Google Prototype)
5 
Digital Voice Assistant Concept
6 
MP3 Portable Player (Rio)
7 
Smart Card Payment Systems
8 
Medical Imaging 3D Reconstruction
9 
Computer-Aided Animation Software
10 
Online Travel Booking
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1997, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #2
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1997
$0.16
2025 dataset value
$1,728,706
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1997, it would be worth $1,728,706 today (1728.7x return)
Rank #3
AMZN
Amazon
Price in 1997
$0.10
2025 dataset value
$2,315,839
Amazon - If you invested $1,000 in 1997, it would be worth $2,315,839 today (2315.8x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
New Mutants #98
$300
The Darkness #1
$50
Planetary #1
$500
JLA #1
$1,500
Preacher Special: The Story Of You-Know-Who
$75
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Tamagotchi
$250.00
Beanie Babies
$20.00
Star Wars Power of the Force Figures
$25.00
Bop It
$150.00
Giga Pet
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Final Fantasy Vii
$200.00
Goldeneye 007
$250.00
Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
$4,050.20
Star Fox 64
$100.00
Grand Theft Auto
$108.23
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1997 Michael Jordan Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (Red)
$915,000
1997 Duncan Taylor Dark-Side-Of-The-Force (Darth Vader Hologram)
$250
1997 Pokémon Japanese Charizard Holo No Rarity Symbol
$325,000
1997 Pinnacle Totally Certified Platinum Blue Ken Griffey Jr.
$3,550
1997 Magic: The Gathering Gaia'S Cradle
$849.00