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…
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This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman!
July 31, 1912: Milton Friedman is born in Brooklyn, NY. Friedman, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics, is best…
This Day in Business History: Ford’s Model A Goes to Market
July 23, 1903: The freshly incorporated Ford Motor Company sells its very first Model A, ushering in a new era…
This Day in Business History: The FDIC Is Founded as a Provision of the Glass-Steag ...
June 16, 1933: Following the failure of nearly five thousand banks in 1929, which promulgated the Great Depression, the Glass-Steagall…
This Day in Business History: The Birth of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle
June 1, 1980: With only 1.7 million viewers, the first 24-hour news cycle channel CNN was launched right here in…
This Day in Business History: The Patent that Changed Fashion
May 20, 1873: Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, both immigrants to the United States, were granted U.S. patent number 139,121 for…
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This Day in Business History: Commercials for Last Episode of Seinfeld Priced at $2 ...
May 14 1998: Last episode of Seinfeld airs on NBC. Commercials are offered at $2M for 30 seconds. Seinfeld was slow to gain a following when it first aired on NBC July 5, 1989 but by its sixth season it was...
This Day in Business History: Empire State Building Opens
May 1, 1931: The Empire State Building opens in New York City, standing as the tallest building in the skyline for 40 years. It is now the fifth tallest building in the United States and the 28th tallest building in...
Library Resources for Summer Success
As you head off to your internship this summer, remember your librarians are here all summer and happy to help you with research recommendations and search strategies for your projects. You can get started with our internship toolkit. Remember that...
7 Things to Do at the Library before You Graduate from the Bschool
So it’s finally safe to countdown the days to graduation. Congratulations! You’re almost to the finish line. But before you leave, here are some things you want to do at the library before you lose all your awesome student privileges!...