🧠 Inventions of 1980
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Portable Personal Computer
2 
Compact Disc (CD)
3 
Charge-Coupled Device Camera Expansion
4 
Medical MRI Scanner Commercial Use
5 
Digital Signal Processor
6 
Electronic Spreadsheet Software
7 
Home Video Game Console Expansion
8 
Industrial Laser Cutting Systems
9 
Automatic Blood Glucose Meter
10 
Satellite Navigation Expansion
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON December 11, 1980
Full News Archive
- Headline: Pryor and Wilder's Hilarious Prison Comedy. Impact: If Pryor and Wilder hadn't brought their comedic genius to the screen, we might have been stuck with a world dominated by serious prison dramas. Imagine a universe where 'Shawshank Redemption' was the only prison film. Yikes!. Fact: This film was so popular that it inspired a whole generation of comedians to believe they could also turn a life of crime into a laugh fest. Spoiler: they couldn't..
- Headline: Adventures of Altman's Popeye Film. Impact: The bizarre mashup of music, dance, and cartoonish antics in 'Popeye' laid the groundwork for the eventual rise of weird animated adaptations. If it weren't for this film, we might never have been subjected to the likes of 'The Emoji Movie.' Thanks a lot, Altman!. Fact: Robin Williams, in full Popeye garb, once caused a traffic jam because people couldn't decide if they were more interested in a spinach-eating sailor or a guy in a green hat. Choices, choices..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1980, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1980
$0.10
Value in 2025
$2,766,454
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1980, it would be worth $2,766,454 today (2766.5x return)
Rank #3
INTC
Intel
Price in 1980
$0.18
Value in 2025
$199,890
Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1980, it would be worth $199,890 today (199.9x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The New Teen Titans #1
$75
The X-Men #137
$400
Savage She-Hulk #1
$276
Dazzler #1
$900
The Untold Legend of the Batman #1
$20,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Rubik's Cube
$150.00
Atari 2600
$2,500.00
Star Wars Action Figures
$300.00
The Empire Strikes Back Tauntaun
$150.00
LEGO Space Sets
$400.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Pac-Man
$50.00
Centipede
$95.00
Missile Command
$33,400.00
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
$212.30
Rogue
$100.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1980 Topps Baseball Rickey Henderson Rookie Card
$138,000
1980 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Card
$125,000
1980 Topps Larry Bird / Magic Johnson Rookie Card with Julius Erving
$500,000
1980 Panini Soccer Stickers Diego Maradona
$250,000
1980 Donruss Golf Jack Nicklaus Card
$0.00