U.S. Business History By ablowars Apr 12, 1861 Civil war begins Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Ends May 8, 1886 Coca-Cola is invented Sep 6, 1898 Spanish American War Feb 25, 1901 Untied Steel States May 1, 1931 Empire State Building is Completed Sep 2, 1957 first japanese car, toyota is sold in the U.S. Sep 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Jul 30, 1965 medicare is signed into law Sep 2, 1971 Intel invents single chip processor Sep 4, 1971 Southwest Airlines begins Flying Apr 2, 1973 Federal express begins operation Mar 29, 1979 Three mile islan disaster Sep 4, 1980 U.S. Government bails out chrysler Feb 4, 2004 face book started
