🧠 Inventions of 2009
Verified invention milestones and practical breakthroughs associated with the year.
1 
Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin)
2 
Mobile Voice Assistant
3 
Cloud Database Services
4 
4G LTE Networks
5 
Smartphone Camera Improvements
6 
Online Streaming Subscriptions
7 
Digital Navigation with Real-Time Traffic
8 
Virtual Reality Headset Prototype
9 
Social Media Mobile Apps
10 
Digital Payment Wallet
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON October 20, 2009
Full News Archive
- Headline: Wall Street's Uneasy Support for Democrats. Impact: Wall Street's reluctance to donate to Democrats could lead to a future where hedge fund managers have to start running bake sales. Watch out for overpriced cupcakes and questionable financial advice!. Fact: Did you know that the last time rich people got shy about donating to Democrats, they ended up funding a bunch of cat videos instead? Priorities, right?.
- Headline: The Race to Save Lehman Brothers. Impact: The desperate attempts to save Lehman Brothers set a precedence that might eventually lead to firms hiring psychic mediums to foresee their financial futures. 'I see a bankruptcy in your future!' could become the new market analysis.. Fact: Interestingly, the phrase 'too big to fail' was coined during this period, but it was actually meant to describe the size of the legal fees they racked up trying to save face. Who knew failure could be so expensive?.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2009, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #3
NFLX
Netflix
Price in 2009
$0.43
2025 dataset value
$220,288
Netflix - If you invested $1,000 in 2009, it would be worth $220,288 today (220.3x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #854
$25
Batman and Robin #1
$42,000
Chew #1
$50
Captain America: Reborn #1
$25
The Walking Dead #60
$75
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
$50.00
Zhu Zhu Pets
$50.00
Lego Games
$300.00
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$150.00
Mindflex
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
$55.00
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
$50.00
Assassin's Creed II
$40.00
Minecraft
$150.00
Batman: Arkham Asylum
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Mike Trout Autograph
$46,800
2009 Topps UFC Round 1 Brock Lesnar Autograph
$1,200
2009 Panini Crown Royale Tom Brady Autograph
$240,000
2009 Pokémon Platinum Arceus Holo
$1,500
2009 Topps Chrome Stephen Curry Rookie Card
$1,888.00