Business Events By weavie12 Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Feb 2, 2015 Business Aug 12, 1908 First affordable automobile created Apr 8, 1911 IBM created Dec 1, 1913 Ford introduces the assembly line Dec 23, 1913 Federal Reserve Formed Oct 16, 1923 Disney Brothers Studio founded Sep 9, 1926 NBC is founded Apr 14, 1935 Dust Bowl Mar 1, 1936 Hoover Dam is completed Apr 20, 1939 first commercial television broadcast Jun 5, 1947 The Marshall Plan Mar 11, 1951 First Credit Card is given out Jul 2, 1962 Wal-Mart opens Jun 10, 1963 Equal Pay Act Jan 22, 1965 PepsiCo Jul 30, 1965 Medicare President Johnson signs Medicare into law Nov 15, 1971 Intel: single-chip microprocessor May 1, 1975 Wall Street's fixed commissions end Apr 1, 1976 Apple founded Jan 1, 1980 McDonalds Opens Feb 14, 1992 First Smartphone
