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The Civil War ends
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Timeline of US Business History Since the Civil War
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Bell Telephone Company is Formed
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Johnson & Johnson
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General Electric is born
History of General ElectricGeneral Electric forms as a result of a merger between the Edison General Electric Company and the Thomson-Houston Company. -
Heshey is formed
the Hershey Chocolate Company started out as a wholly owned subsidiary of Milton Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company. -
W.K. Kellogg creates Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.
Eight years later, W.K. Kellogg opened the “Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company” and the rest was history. -
United States Steel Corporation Founded
United States Steel Corporation was the largest business enterprise ever launched, with an authorized capitalization of $1.4 billion -
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Ford introduces Model T
Ford Model T - 100 Years LaterThe first Model T is produced and leaves the factory three days later -
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The Federal Reserve Act enacted
"The U.S. Federal Reserve System (Fed) was establishedto provide an independent means to help ensure thestability of the financial system and set monetary policy (determiningthe size of the money supply and various interestrates)." ("THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE. (Cover Story)." Financial Executive 28.2 (2012): 36-40. Business Source Elite. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.) -
World War One
The end of WW1 brought the United States out of the Great Depression by supplying tons of jobs to out of work citizens and bringing in revenue by outputting military weapons needed around the world. -
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World War One
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World War 1
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Boeing
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General Mills Comes Into Existence
"Four milling companies merged to form General Mills. Red Star Milling Company, Royal MillingCompany, Kalispell Flour Mills Company, and Rocky MountainElevator Company joined the Washburn Crosby Company tocreate one of the largest milling companies in the world." (General Mills: Beginnings. General Mills Inc, 2013. Web. 24 Feb. 2013.) -
"Black Thursday"
The stock market crashes, marking this day in history as "Black Thursday" and begins the Great Depression -
Dust Bowl
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World War 2
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Hewlett-Packard
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Korean War
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The Launch of Sputnik
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Microsoft
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Home Depot
Opened by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank . -
Costco Wholesale
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Verizon Communications
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World Wide Web Avalible To Pubic
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Twin Towers Destroyed
The destruction of the Twin Towers was follwed by The Iraq War which caused an economic recession within America and around the world, affecting the world-wide economy. -
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Kodak Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection
