History of U.S business By Sam Johnson32 Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Begins Sep 3, 1892 Andrew Carnegie launches Carnegie Steel Company Apr 15, 1912 Titanic Sinks Jul 28, 1914 WW1 begIns Aug 15, 1914 Panama Canal Opens Oct 29, 1929 Great Depression begins Dec 5, 1933 Prohobition ends Sep 1, 1939 World War 11 Jul 2, 1962 First Walmart opens Jan 15, 1967 First Super Bowl Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam war ends Nov 4, 1980 Ronald Reagan is elected as president Aug 1, 1982 Bull Market begins Sep 4, 1982 Sony releases first cd player Nov 20, 1985 Microsoft introduces Windows Sep 4, 1988 Google is founded Sep 11, 2001 Terrorist attacks on United States Nov 15, 2001 Xbox is released Jun 29, 2007 Apple releases first iphone