🧠 Inventions of 2008
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Mobile App Marketplace (App Store)
2 
Blockchain Concept
3 
Android Operating System
4 
Cloud-Based Office Software
5 
HD Streaming Video
6 
Social Media Real-Time Feeds
7 
Electric Vehicle Roadster
8 
Location-Based Social Apps
9 
Digital Health Tracking Devices
10 
Online Code Repositories
HEADLINES ON September 20, 2008
Full News Archive
- Headline: Sitcoms and the Erosion of Taboos. Impact: The desperate search for humor in sitcoms led to the rise of cringe-worthy comedy. Fast forward a few years, and we get reality TV, where the only taboo left is having a sense of shame.. Fact: It's funny how sitcoms used to push boundaries when now they're just a 'let's all laugh at our own misery' fest. Progress, I guess?.
- Headline: Maine's Potential Bullpen Reinstatement. Impact: The Mets' hope for John Maine's return turned into a legendary saga of disappointment, which inspired countless sports fan memes about false hopes and broken dreams. Thanks, Mets!. Fact: Fun fact: The Mets are actually the leading experts in making fans believe in miracles—only to pull the rug out from under them at the last moment!.
- Headline: Rescue Plan for Funds Will Come at a Cost. Impact: The financial rescue package initiated a game of hot potato with regulations, leading to a future where financial experts are left scratching their heads. Spoiler alert: they still haven't figured it out.. Fact: Did you know that this was the moment when everyone collectively decided that financial literacy was just for nerds? Look where that got us!.
- Headline: Hoping a Hail Mary Pass Connects. Impact: The Treasury's Hail Mary pass became a blueprint for all future economic policies—throw something against the wall and see what sticks. It's a method that has served various administrations well (or poorly).. Fact: It's ironic that a play named 'Hail Mary' is meant to save the day, but in politics, it often just leads to a lot of people kneeling in defeat..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2008, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
NFLX
Netflix
Price in 2008
$0.38
Value in 2025
$249,715
Netflix - If you invested $1,000 in 2008, it would be worth $249,715 today (249.7x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Walking Dead #48
$200
Batman #676
$25
Thor #1
$1,500
Invincible Iron Man #1
$20,000
Final Crisis #1
$50
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
$50.00
LEGO Indiana Jones Set
$150.00
Elmo Live
$150.00
Nintendo Wii Fit
$50.00
Kung Fu Panda Plush Toys
$60.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Grand Theft Auto IV
$20.00
Fallout 3
$150.00
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
$27.50
Call of Duty: World at War
$200.00
Left 4 Dead
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2008 Topps Chrome LeBron James Refractor
$30,000
2008 Topps Chrome Derrick Rose Refractor Rookie Card
$3500
2008 Pokémon TCG Diamond & Pearl Stormfront Charizard
$200
2008 Topps Steven Stamkos Rookie Card
$2,500
2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Clayton Kershaw Rookie Card
$300