This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Mr. Goizueta!
November 18, 1931: Roberto C. Goizueta is born in Havana, Cuba. He studied chemical engineering at Yale University and after graduating…
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This Day in Business History: Charles Van Doren testifies in Congress about TV game ...
Nov 2, 1959: Charles Van Doren admitted to a House subcommittee that he was provided advance knowledge of the questions…
This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Procter & Gamble!
October 31, 1837: Two European immigrants, William Procter and James Gamble, happened to marry sisters Olivia and Elizabeth Norris in Cincinnati…
This Day in Business History: Henry Ford’s Model-T hits the market
October 1, 1908: Also known as the Tin Lizzie, the Leaping Lena, and the “flivver,” the Model T was designed…
This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Jim Henson!
September 24, 1936: Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, was born in Greenville, Mississippi. His passion for puppets started in…
This Day in Business History: Lehman Brothers Files for the Largest Bankruptcy in A ...
September 15, 2008: After arduous but unsuccessful negotiations with the federal government and the leading investment banks of the world,…
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This Day in Business History: Best Buy Celebrates its Golden Anniversary
August 22, 1966: In St. Paul, Minnesota, a small store called Sound of Music opened its doors to customers in late August of 1966. Fifty years later, Best Buy (the company changed its name in 1983) is a multinational retailer...
This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday Otis Elevator!
August 3, 1811: It’s the birthday of Elisha Graves Otis, born 205 years ago in Halifax, Vt. who found his inspiration while working in a Yonkers, N.Y., factory that needed to move heavy equipment to its upper floor. Using a hoist...
This Day in Business History: The Mercantile Agency (later D&B) is Founded
July 20, 1841: On this date, Lewis Tappan founded The Mercantile Agency to collect business information such as sales estimates and bill paying ability. In 1859, the company was sold to Robert Graham Dun and incorporated under a new name, R....
This Day in Business History: Opening Day at Disneyland
July 17, 1955: On a sunny Anaheim, California Sunday afternoon, Walt Disney opens his first theme park, Disneyland. Offering 5 theme lands with 18 attractions, the park took more than twenty years to plan and cost $17 million to build. Disney’s...