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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and the first phone call made was March 10 1876, this changed the way people communicate and began a whole new business in technology
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Henry Ford began Ford Motor Company in 1903 and began mass production with the use of an assembly line in 1913
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General Motors through its subsidiary, General Motors Financial Company, Inc. provides automotive financing services and lease products through GM dealerships in connection with the sale of used and new automobiles
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The crash of the stock market led many businesses and people to go bankrupt and led to the Great Depression
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Devastating crash in the American economy which influences world economy as well
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World war 2 was devastating globally, but also helped america establish jobs after the Great Depression and to establish a good economy again
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In the 50's leading up to the 60's there was a rapid increase in Americans who owned at least one television, creating a new market for future generations
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Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone on April 3, 1973. The prototype offered a talk time of just 30 minutes and took 10 hours to re-charge
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Steve Jobs begins Apple computers
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Amazon.com was opened online, giving people millions of products to chose form online
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On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with Al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out attacks against the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City
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According to the Department of Labor, roughly 8.7 million jobs were shed from February 2008 - February 2010, and GDP contracted by 5.1%, making the Great Recession the worst since the Great Depression. Unemployment rose from 4.7% in November 2007 to peak at 10% in October of 2009
