🧠 Inventions of 2003
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Social Media Platform (MySpace)
2 
Voice Search Technology
3 
Electric Hybrid Vehicle (Prius)
4 
Online Video Streaming Platform
5 
3D Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
6 
Wi-Fi Home Routers
7 
Open-Source Web Browser (Firefox)
8 
Digital Rights Management Systems
9 
Medical Electronic Health Records
10 
Spam Filtering Algorithms
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON January 14, 2003
Full News Archive
- Headline: The Complexity Behind Bagged Salad Production. Impact: The rise of bagged salads made it socially acceptable to pretend you're eating healthy while actually just eating a bag of greens. This eventually led to the invention of the 'salad bar' guilt trip.. Fact: Did you know that bagged salad has been known to contain more preservatives than a Hollywood star's face?.
- Headline: Avoiding Vaccines Through Religious Exemption. Impact: This trend of dodging vaccinations through religious exemptions sparked a nationwide debate that continues to evolve, and somehow, we still can't agree on whether pineapple belongs on pizza.. Fact: Interestingly, joining a church for convenience isn’t a new phenomenon—people have been faking piety since the dawn of organized religion!.
- Headline: World Business Briefing | Americas: Brazil: Sale Of Bank. Impact: The sale of this bank was a key moment in the globalization of finance, leading to a world where even small-town folks now have their money managed by a corporation with a name longer than their mortgage.. Fact: Did you know banking jargon is actually ancient Sumerian for 'let's confuse the peasants'?.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2003, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 2003
$0.22
Value in 2025
$1,226,446
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 2003, it would be worth $1,226,446 today (1226.4x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Walking Dead #1
$75
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II #3
$50
Y: The Last Man #10
$80
1602 #1
$30
Green Arrow #26
$150
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$300.00
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
$300.00
RoboSapien
$200.00
Bratz Dolls
$150.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 Series)
$200.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
$150.00
Call of Duty
$100.25
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
$609.50
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
$60.00
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
$80.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
LeBron James 2003-04 Topps Chrome Rookie Card #111
$250,000
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James Rookie Patch Auto #78
$2,400,000
2003-04 Topps Chrome Refractor Dwyane Wade Rookie Card #114
$1,504.99
2003-04 Upper Deck SP Authentic Carmelo Anthony Rookie Auto #148
$19,544
2003-04 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion LeBron James Rookie Card #171
$800