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U.S Business.

By PensFan101
  • First half-page newspaper

    First half-page newspaper

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

    1st Hospital

    1st US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
  • Post office

    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
  • Electric Company

    Electric Company

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

    First movie theater

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

    Apple Computer, Inc

    Apple was established on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, to sell the Apple I personal computer kit.
  • Microsoft restruction

    Microsoft restruction

    Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
  • Air lines go out of business

    Air lines go out of business

    Eastern Air Lines goes out of business after 62 years, citing financial problems.
  • Economy Adds 103,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment Dips to 94%

    Economy Adds 103,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment Dips to 94%

    The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in the month of December 2010, while the unemployment dipped just slightly, to 9.4% from 9.8% in November.