🧠 Inventions of 2001
Verified invention milestones and practical breakthroughs associated with the year.
1 
Portable Music Player (iPod)
2 
Wi-Fi Public Hotspots
3 
Online Encyclopedia (Wikipedia)
4 
3G Mobile Networks
5 
Cloud Computing Concept
6 
Digital Video Compression (H.264)
7 
Online Photo Sharing
8 
Instant Messaging Platforms
9 
Tablet Computer Concept
10 
Satellite Broadband Internet
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON May 9, 2001
Full News Archive
- Headline: Twyla Tharp Cancels Brooklyn Studio Opening. Impact: If Twyla Tharp had opened her dance studio, it could have ignited a Brooklyn dance revolution, leading to a surge in interpretive dance performances at subway stations, consequently causing a rise in public confusion.. Fact: In the world of dance, saying 'it’s too expensive' is code for 'I’d rather binge-watch reality TV.'.
- Headline: U.S. Weighing Future of Strategic Arms Pacts. Impact: Bush’s decision to break with strategic arms control pacts likely led to a series of awkward family dinners where relatives debated the merits of nuclear deterrence while passing the turkey.. Fact: Strategic arms discussions often lead to more strategy than actual arms; it's like playing chess with invisible pieces..
- Headline: The End of a Family Business. Impact: The end of Beef Eaters steakhouse may have triggered an underground movement of nostalgic diners who now gather to swap stories of better days, inadvertently creating a support group for steak lovers.. Fact: Did you know that family businesses are just like family reunions? There’s always someone who gets too emotional over the potato salad..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2001, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #3
AAPL
Apple
Price in 2001
$0.22
2025 dataset value
$1,220,264
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 2001, it would be worth $1,220,264 today (1220.3x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Amazing Spider-Man #36
$200
Ultimate Spider-Man #1
$50
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1
$50
Y: The Last Man #1
$150
American Gods #1
$25
🧸 Top 5 Toys
LEGO BIONICLE
$150.00
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
$540.00
Harry Potter Movie Merchandise (Action Figures)
$120.00
Bratz Dolls
$150.00
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
$100.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Halo: Combat Evolved
$100.00
Grand Theft Auto III
$200.00
Super Smash Bros. Melee
$74.00
Final Fantasy X
$200.00
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
$25.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon - 1st Edition Blue-Eyes White Dragon
$10,000
2001 Topps Chrome Traded #T247 Ichiro Suzuki Rookie Card
$471
2001 Upper Deck Tiger Woods #1 Rookie Card
$25,100
2001 Pokémon Neo Revelation 1st Edition Holo Houndoom #8
$1,200
2001 SP Authentic Michael Jordan #MM1 Auto Jersey
$40,000