History of McDonald's

McDonald's Bar-B-Q Opens

Mar 1, 1940

Dick and Mac McDonalds open McDonalds Bar-B-Q Resturants on Fourteenth and E Streets in San Bernaridino California. It was a typical dirve in with a large menu.

McDonalds Is Founded

Dec 1, 1948

Dick and Mac Mcdonald shut down their resturants for three months for alterations. In decemeber it re opens as a self serivce drive in resturant. The menu is reduced to 9 items

French Fries

Mar 12, 1949

French fries replace patatoe chips.

New location opens

Apr 15, 1955

Kroc opens his frist McDonalds in Des Plaines Illinos. By 1965 there would be over 700 McDonalds resturants throughout the U,S.

100 Million Sold

Mar 12, 1958

Sells 100 millionth hamburger.

100th Resturant

Mar 12, 1959

100th resturant opens in Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin.

First indoor seating

Mar 12, 1962

McDonalds in Denver becomes the first resturant with indoor seating.

500th Resturant Opens

Mar 12, 1963

The 500th resturant in Toledo, Ohio

10th Anniversary

Mar 12, 1965

10th anniversary. Offering its first stock at $22.50 per share.

McDonalds go international

Mar 12, 1967

The first resturant opens in Puerto Rico

Big Mac

Mar 12, 1968

Big Mac is introduced

Breakfast

Mar 12, 1975

McDonalds starts with the egg McMuffin

5,000th Resturant

Mar 12, 1978

Opens in Kanagawa, Japan

30 Anniverary

Apr 14, 1985

Fresh Salads

Mar 12, 1987

Fresh salads added to the menu

Online

Mar 12, 1996

Mcdonalds opens a website

Fruit Parfaits

Mar 12, 2000

Real fruit smoothies and Frappes

Mar 12, 2010

Now serving real fruit smoothies and frappes

Shamrock Shakes Introduced

Mar 12, 2012

Reaction/Summary

Mar 12, 2014

Reaction: I learned a lot that i didnt know about McDonalds.
Summary: McDonalds started small with few items on their menus and expanded their locations and what is on the menu.

Work sited

Mar 13, 2014

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