Major Buisness Events in History

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  • First Newspaper

    First Newspaper

    1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal)
  • First Hospital

    First Hospital

    The first united states hospital is put into place in Pennsylvania
  • First Post Office

    First Post Office

    The United States Post Office Department is established, signed into law by President George Washington.
  • Stock Exchange

    Stock Exchange

    The New York Stock Exchange is founded
  • Levi Strauss

    Levi Strauss

    Levi Strauss invents jeans which makes him rich and provides many people with tough clothing.
  • General Electric Company

    General Electric Company

    The General Electric Company is formed, merging the Edison General Electric Company with the Thomson-Houston Company.
  • First Movie Theatre

    First Movie Theatre

    The first movie theatre in the United States opens in Los Angeles, California. It was known as the Electric Theatre.
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford

    Henry Ford introduces the assembly line in his car building factory.
  • Carrier Engineering

    Carrier Engineering

    Carrier Engineering is founded, beginning the commercialization of air conditioning
  • First Supermarket

    First Supermarket

    The first U.S. supermarket, King Kullen, opens