🧠 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 May 21, 2003
Full News Archive
- Headline: Provocation at Cannes Film Festival. Impact: Lars von Trier's 'provocation' at Cannes led to the rise of controversial films as a marketing strategy. Now we have influencers creating outrage just to sell popcorn. Thanks, Lars, for opening Pandora's box of cinematic chaos!. Fact: Did you know that Cannes is the only place where the term 'wily provocateur' is used more than 'please stop filming my life'? It’s like a festival for existential crises wrapped in designer clothes..
- Headline: New York To Speed Up Adoptions. Impact: The acceleration of adoptions in New York not only transformed countless lives but also led to a huge uptick in 'adopted siblings' who would later form a rock band called 'Legal Orphans'—the greatest indie band you’ve never heard of.. Fact: Did you know that 'legal orphans' is a term that sounds like it should be a dystopian novel? Spoiler: it’s actually just a legal term for children waiting for a loving home..
- Headline: U.S. Analysts Link Iraq Labs To Germ Arms. Impact: The discovery of mobile germ labs in Iraq ignited a wave of paranoia that shaped global security policies for decades. It’s amazing what a few mysterious trailers can do to international relations—talk about a trailer park of horrors.. Fact: Did you know that the term 'germ arms' is the last thing you want to hear at a dinner party? It’s almost as bad as discussing politics—unless you're at a very niche gathering, of course..
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