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…
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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…
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….
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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 1985. Under his leadership, he transformed the struggling company into a world renowned brand. Through his many philanthropic contributions in...
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...