McDonalds Timeline

1st McDonalds

Apr 15, 1955

Ray Kroc opens the first McDonalds in Des Plaines

Logo

Apr 15, 1960

Products Offered

Apr 15, 1961

First Indoor Seating

Nov 16, 1962

A McDonalds in Denver is the first to provide indoor seating

500th Restaurant Opens

Nov 16, 1963

500th restaurant opens in Toledo OH

McDonalds goes international

Nov 16, 1967

McDonalds opens franchises in Puerto Rico and Canada

Big Mac

Nov 16, 1968

Big Mac introduced

Ronald McDonald house

Nov 16, 1974

First Ronald McDonald house opened

Happy Meals Debuts

Nov 16, 1979

First Happy Meals

# of Franchises

Nov 16, 2015

Over 35,000 locations