Inventions & Breakthroughs of March 2003
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
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
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON March 15, 2003
Full News Archive
- Headline: Farewell to the NYC Subway Token. Impact: The demise of the subway token sparked an underground revolution in New York, where people started collecting them like Pokémon cards, leading to a bizarre black market of vintage tokens that would later inspire a hipster art movement about 'lost urban currency.'. Fact: The subway token may have died, but its spirit lives on in every overpriced artisanal coffee you buy in Brooklyn..
- Headline: Bush Promises To Adopt Plan For the Mideast. Impact: Bush’s promise to adopt a peace plan for the Mideast sent shockwaves through the political landscape, resulting in countless think tanks being funded to study how to make promises without actually committing to anything.. Fact: This plan was so deferred that it became the inspiration for an entire genre of procrastination-themed motivational posters..
- Headline: As Doubts Grow, So Does Speculation On Rate Cut. Impact: As Greenspan faced mounting pressure to cut interest rates, the resulting economic anxiety led to a collective American obsession with financial news, creating a new breed of 'news junkies' who treat stock tickers like reality TV.. Fact: Greenspan's meetings became the Super Bowl for economists, with just as much drama and even less actual scoring..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2003, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 2003
$0.22
2025 dataset value
$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