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History of Business

By Brian.Keeb

  • American Business Begins

    American Business Begins
    Adam Smith writes the Wealth of Nations

  • First Steamship was Built

    First Steamship was Built

  • First Telegraph was invented

    First Telegraph was invented

  • California Gold Rush Begins

    California Gold Rush Begins

  • 1st Commence Producing Oil

  • American Federation of Labor was Formed

    American Federation of Labor was Formed

  • Old Co. starts massive car production

  • Ford introduces the model T

    Ford introduces the model T

  • IBM was created

  • First Chamber of commerce

  • Panama Canal Opened

  • Great Stock Market Crash

    Great Stock Market Crash

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act

  • McDonald's Opens

    McDonald's Opens

  • Wages doubled, if not tripled from 1935

  • First Credit Card was given out

    First Credit Card was given out

  • Wal-Mart Opens

    Wal-Mart Opens

  • Medicare Signed into Law

  • US forms Information Economy

  • Black Monday Craah

    Black Monday Craah

  • Oil Pollution Act

    Oil Pollution Act

  • First Smart Phone assembled by IBM

  • World Trade Center Attack

    World Trade Center Attack

  • Revised Federal Sentencing for Organizations

  • Women are now aloud to be assisnged to battalions

    Women are now aloud to be assisnged to battalions

  • Legalization of Marijuanna

    Legalization of Marijuanna
    Colorodo, California legalized the use of medical marijuanna