Business History By gymnast58 Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Dec 31, 2011 Business History Nov 11, 1714 A highway in Bronx is laid out Jan 12, 1800 Volta invents the electric battery May 24, 1830 First passenger railroad in the US began service May 8, 1886 Local pharmacist Dr. John Smith creates coca-cola in Atlanta, GA Jan 10, 1910 Hallmark gets its start Jan 12, 1915 Carrier Engineering is founded, beginning the commercialization of air conditioning Aug 4, 1930 The first U.S. supermarket, King Kullen, opens Jun 29, 1956 Eisenhower creates the interstates Jan 12, 1962 First Wal-mart opens Aug 9, 1995 Netscape goes public