This Day in Business History: McDonald’s Opens First Franchise
April 15, 1955: Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois, having purchased the rights to franchise the…
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This Day in Business History: Apple Inc. Is Founded By Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
April 1, 1976: College dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers, Inc. The two wanted to make computers small enough for…
This Day in Business History: Starbucks opens its first doors in Seattle
March 30, 1971: Well before Howard Schultz walked into the picture, a small coffee shop with a name inspired by…
This Day in Business History: Pan Am Airways Takes Flight
March 14, 1927: Initially designed to be just an air mail and passenger service operation between Key West, Florida and…
This Day in Business History: St. Valentine’s Day Becomes Big Business
February 14, 1913: Hall Bros. of Kansas City, MO (later known as Hallmark) offers its first valentine postcards. Two years later, a…
This Day in Business History: Apple Macintosh Goes on Sale
Jan 24, 1984: The Apple Macintosh computer first goes on sale, featuring a graphical user interface and a mouse. Two days prior…
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This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, André Michelin!
January 16, 1853: André Michelin, founder of Michelin Tire Company, is born in Paris. Michelin took over his family’s failing farm equipment company, which manufactured rubber parts such as belts and valves, in 1886. A few years later, he was...
This Day in Business History: Burj Khalifa opens
Jan. 4, 2010: Burj Khalifa in Dubai, U.A.E., opens as the worlds tallest building at 2,717 feet (828m). At over 160 stories tall, it also has the highest occupied floor in the world. The building includes 900 residential apartments, office...
This Day in Business History: The European Economic Community Is Formed
January 1, 1958: The European Economic Community, known as the Common Market, becomes official. Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands signed the Treaty of Rome in March 1957, which laid the plan for this trade community, and...
This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Henry Varnum Poor!
December 8, 1812: Henry Varnum Poor was born on this day and would lay the groundwork for the business information industry. As the editor of the American Railroad Journal, he became aware of the ways that businesses across states were becoming...