Events After the Civil War.

Time Frame

Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Aug 28, 2013

Mitsubishi

Jan 1, 1870

-Mitsubishi was first a shipping company, but later supplied many other services.

Texaco

Jan 1, 1901

-Founded in Beaumont
-Texaco can be found in all 50 states.

World War I

Jul 28, 1914

-Lasted until November 11th, 1918.

The Great Depression

Jan 1, 1930

-Started in 1930 and ended around the mid 1940's.
-Affected a lot of businesses negatively.

20th Century Fox

May 31, 1935

-Founded by William Fox.
-One of the six major film studios in America.

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Jan 1, 1938

-Founded as Fender's Radio Service, but later changed to Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 1946.

World War II

Sep 1, 1939

-Lasted until September 2nd, 1945

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

-The bombing was the reason the United States joined World War II.

Sony Corporation

May 7, 1946

-Sony's original name was "Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo", but later changed to Sony in 1955.
-Founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita.

Intel

Jul 18, 1968

-Intel is the world's largest chip producer.
-Founded by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce.

Amtrak

May 1, 1971

-Operates around 300 trains each day.
-Has railroads that go all around the United States of America

The start of Microsoft

Apr 4, 1975

-Started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
-Microsoft is the leading supplier of computer parts and office software.

Google

Sep 4, 1998

-Google is the leading search engine.
-Google's services include searching, cloud storage, softwate and online advertizing.

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

-One of America's most tragic events.
-Deadliest incident for firefighters in the United States.

Android

Jan 1, 2005

-Google bought Android in 2005.
-Android was revealed in 2007, with the first cell phone being sold in 2008.