🧠 Inventions of 2001
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from 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
HEADLINES ON December 5, 2001
Full News Archive
- Headline: Bonn Agreement Ends Leadership Talks for Afghanistan. Impact: The Bonn talks set the stage for the reshaping of Afghan politics, which eventually became a political circus that inspired countless memes and hashtags worldwide. Who knew governance could be so entertaining?. Fact: Hamid Karzai's interim government was like the first season of a reality show—dramatic, full of twists, and nobody was really sure who was in charge..
- Headline: Bush Defends Wartime Call For Tribunals. Impact: Bush's defense of military tribunals laid the groundwork for a legal quagmire that would make any future lawyer's head spin. It's like he opened Pandora's box and then tried to charge admission.. Fact: The concept of military tribunals has been around longer than your great-grandma's secret cookie recipe. Spoiler: it’s still controversial..
- Headline: World Business Briefing | Europe: Economic Confidence Declines. Impact: The decline in economic confidence triggered a downward spiral that made people reconsider their life choices, which eventually led to the rise of artisanal bearded hipsters selling organic kale smoothies. You're welcome, world.. Fact: The decline was so shocking that even the calculators in the European Commission needed therapy. Numbers can feel too, you know..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2001, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
AAPL
Apple
Price in 2001
$0.22
Value in 2025
$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