🧠 Inventions of 2004
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Social Networking Platform (Facebook)
2 
Podcasting Technology
3 
Web-Based Email (Gmail)
4 
Online Map Navigation (Google Maps)
5 
Digital Music Store (iTunes)
6 
Wi-Fi Voice Calling
7 
Portable GPS Navigation
8 
Search Engine Autocomplete
9 
Online Travel Aggregators
10 
Medical Imaging PACS Expansion
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON December 9, 2004
Full News Archive
- Headline: Changes Made to Drug Laws Don't Satisfy Advocates. Impact: The dissatisfaction with drug law reforms catalyzed a movement that would eventually lead to the rise of a new breed of advocates who believed that yelling at politicians could actually change laws—spoiler alert: it didn't.. Fact: Did you know that the Rockefeller-era drug laws were so harsh that they probably had their own bodyguards? Because they were just that intimidating..
- Headline: La Scala Is the Star at Its Own Reopening. Impact: La Scala's reopening not only revived a historic venue but also inadvertently sparked a fashion revival where attendees believed that the more ostentatious their attire, the better their chances of being photographed for social media, a trend that would haunt humanity for decades.. Fact: Did you know that the opera performed, 'Europa Riconosciuta,' was nearly forgotten until this event? Kind of like that one friend who always shows up to parties uninvited but ends up being the life of the night..
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Astonishing X-Men #1
$50
Identity Crisis #1
$75.00
Superman/Batman #10
$6,000
Blade of the Immortal #91
$10
The Walking Dead #9
$150
🧸 Top 5 Toys
RoboSapien
$200.00
Barbie as Princess Anneliese
$75.00
Nintendo DS
$350.00
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
$300.00
Beyblade G-Revolution
$700.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
World of Warcraft
$4.25
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
$180.79
Halo 2
$370.00
Half-Life 2
$200.00
Far Cry
$50.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2004 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James Autographed Rookie Card
$500,000
2004 Topps Chrome Lionel Messi Rookie Card
$322,080
2004 Pokémon EX Team Rocket Returns Charizard Star
$450
2004 Topps Chrome Eli Manning Autographed Rookie Card
$1,500
2004 Magic: The Gathering Chalice of the Void (Mirrodin)
$250