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…
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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,…
This Day in Business History: Monopoly Patented – Pass Go Collect $2021
December 31, 1935: Charles B. Darrow patented the real-estate board game, Monopoly (Patent Number 2,026,082). Although Darrow has been given…
This Day in Business History: Signing of the Federal Reserve Act
December 23, 1913: The U.S. Senate signed into law the Federal Reserve Act. Before this date, the United States was one…
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….
This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Robert Woodruff!
December 6, 1889: Robert Winship Woodruff was the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until his death in…
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This Day in Business History: Inventor Garrett Morgan Granted Patent for the Automa ...
November 20, 1923: Patent #1,475,024 was granted to inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan for his automatic traffic signal. Morgan, who had a deep interest in public safety, was inspired to invent a device to control traffic after a tragic collision between an automobile...
This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Peter Drucker!
November 19, 1909: Peter Drucker, widely considered the inventor of of management, was born on this day in 1909. He described himself as a “social ecologist,” and wrote 39 books and numerous articles on how humans interact and communicate with each...
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 in 1953, returned to Cuba where he started out in an entry-level chemist position at The Coca-Cola Company. He and...
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 and answers he would receive on the TV gameshow “Twenty One.” These shows had become popular in the 1950s after...