American Business Progression By thosaroni2 May 9, 1865 End of the American Civil War Jan 1, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone. Jan 1, 1894 Hershey chocolate company is founded Jan 1, 1903 The first Warner brothers film is shown in theaters Jan 1, 1903 Ford Motor Company is founded Jan 1, 1908 Ford introduses the Model T Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War l Jan 1, 1923 Walt Disney Studios is established Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Jan 1, 1941 The Great Depression Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War ll Jan 1, 1942 Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors convert to military production. Jan 1, 1948 McDonalds opens its first store Jan 1, 1958 Bank of America issues first credit card. Jan 1, 1962 The first Wal-Mart store opens in Arkansas. Jan 1, 1969 The first episode of Sesame Street. airs Jan 1, 1976 Apple sell s heir first personal computers. Jan 1, 1985 Nike signs Michael Jordan Feb 14, 2005 Youtube is created Nov 7, 2013 Twitter goes public
