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American Express
Wells and Fargo join together and form the American Express company -
Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss & company sells its first pair of blue jeans which becomes extraordinary to people over time in style and fashion -
Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell recieves his first patent for the telephone which he will later introduce the first model of the telephone -
Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell forms the Bell telephone company -
Coca-Cola
Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton creates the coca-cola formula -
Kodak
The first model of Kodak cameras are introduced and sold -
General Electric
General Electric is formed through the merger of the Thomas Edison Edison General Electric and Thomson- Houston -
Hershey
Candy maker Milton Hershey sells his famous chocolate bars -
Pepsi-cola
Caleb Bradham invents the Pepsi-cola formula which later creates the biggest rivalry between cola drinks through history -
AT&T
Alexander Graham Bell changes the name of his company to American Telephone and Telegraph aka AT&T -
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan combines ten different companies to form the U.S. Steel Company, this is the first big merger of companies to form a larger company. -
Ford
The Ford Motor Company is formed by Henry Ford, the first American made motor company -
Buick
Later the same year as Ford Motor Company was created, Buick Motor Company is created by David Dunbar Buick -
Kellogg's
W.K. Kellogg creates the Kellogg's Corn Flake Company -
Ford
Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company introduces the First Model T car, which will become one of the most famous cars in American history -
Assembly Line
Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company develop the idea of the assembly line which will revolutionize manufacturing -
Radio
General Electric forms the Radio Corporation of America -
Eddie Bauer
Eddie Bauer opens his first Eddie Bauer Sport Shop -
Time Inc.
Henry Luce founds the Time Inc. which is one of the largest media companies in the world. -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney forms Disney Bros Studio which later becomes Walt Disney co. one of the most famous television productions ever. -
Chrysler
The Chrysler company is formed by Walter Chrysler -
National Broadcasting Company
The National Broadcasting Company known today as abbreviated NBC is formed, part owned by General Electric -
Airplanes
The first DC-3 airplane flight occurs -
Worker Strikes
The United Auto Workers stage their first strike which will inspire many other workers in America to pose strikes. -
Tupperware
Earl Tupper forms Tupperware inc. which will produce a very famous product over time being Tupperware plastic products. -
World War 2
All Chrysler, ford, and other motor plants convert to military production for the war -
McDonald's
Richard and Maurice McDonald open first fast food restaurant -
Toyota
First Japanese car, Toyota is sold in the U.S. -
Credit Cards
The Bank of America launches the first credit card, which is revolutionary but also will in the future create very much debt for the U.S. -
The Laser
Alexander Graham Bell's Lab Scientists invent the laser which is a huge stepping point in science and technology -
McDonald's
Ray Kroc buys out the McDonald's brothers restaurant to take control over the McDonald's corporation -
Kodak
The Instamatic, Kodak's most popular camera ever is invented -
Walmart
The first Walmart is opened in Arkansas by Sam Walton, this will become one of the biggest franchise retail stores in the U.S. -
BRS (Nike)
Blue Ribbon Sports later to be renamed Nike releases its first best selling shoe. Nike will become to biggest and most popular sports company in the U.S. and around the whole world. -
Sesame Street
The first episode of Sesame Street is broadcasted on PBS. This is one of the first popular children's shows to be shown on TV and make a profitable franchise of it. -
Starbucks
The first Starbucks shop opens in Seattle, which will be the beginning of a very popular chain of coffee shops through the U.S. -
Fed- Ex
Fed- Ex begins delivering to 25 U.S. cities. This will eventually expand to many more through time and will change the way that packages and products are shipped and delivered around the U.S. -
Microsoft
Bill Gates and Paul Allen create their computer technology company Microsoft. This will be one of the biggest and most revolutionary companies with technology. -
Apple
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak form Apple Computer Company. This creates the biggest rivalry between tech companies, to this day they still compete to invent and create the best products of phones and tablets and computers. -
CNN
Ted Turner starts CNN a first 24 hour news network -
IBM
IBM sells the first personal computer using the Microsoft Disk Operating System -
Apple
Apple introduces the Macintosh computer, it does not sell well in market though due to its high price compared to other selling portable computers -
Nike
Nike signs basketball star Michael Jordan to promote their shoes. This helps to reach out their products to a large variety of consumers. -
Time Warner
Time Inc. and Warner Communications merge to form Time Warner -
Dream Works
Katzenberg, Spielberg, and Geffen form Dream works, a motion pictures film production which will produce some of the greatest movies known today. -
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Amazon
Jeff Bezos opens Amazon.com which becomes a famous company that sells millions of products online through many different vendors. -
MSNBC
Microsoft and GE launch MSNBC a new television broadcasting network -
Target
Dayton Hudson changes name to Target Corporation. This company will be a major rival to Walmart over the years. -
Amazon
Amazon posts its first profit of 5.1 million dollars in 6 years of starting the company -
Apple
Apple debuts the first version of the Ipod to consumers, a new use of technology to be able to listen to music on the go -
Science
The Human Genome Project is completed which is a huge step in studies of science such as genetics, biology and etc. -
Google
Google is created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, this is a revolutionary invention for technology. This is a search engine that allows you to research anything and find an answer or a webpage for it. -
Facebook
Facebook is created by Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow roommates in college. This is one of the first social media websites created and was almost instantly popular with all ages of people in the U.S. -
Twitter
A brand new social media account called Twitter is released -
Iphone
Apple creates the first iphone, a revolutionary new cell phone that is a "smart phone" which can be used to surf the web and play games and text and call and many different things. -
Instagram
Arguably the most popular social media account created used to share pictures and videos to friends and the public -
Snapchat
One of the newer forms of social media and also arguably the most popular social media account, being able to send individual pictures and videos to friends and communicate -
Iphone
Over ten years since the first model of the Iphone was released, apple released the Iphone 7. Each model increasing the new technologies of it and making it far more superior than the last.
