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Bell Telephone Company is formed
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Coca Cola Invented
Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton invents the Coca-Cola formula -
Kodak Camera Appears on Market
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Candy maker Milton Hershey sells his first milk chocolate bars
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W.K. Kellogg creates Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.
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Caleb Bradham invents Pepsi-Cola
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Ford Motor Company founded
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Warned Brothers show first film in Youngstown, Ohio
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Assembly Line
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NBC Is formed
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is formed, with General Electric a part owner. -
Richard and Maurice McDonald open first McDonalds in Bernadio, CA
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First Toyota car sold in US
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Bank of America Launch First Credit Card
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The first Wal-Mart store opens in Rogers, Arkansas
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Children's Television Workshop broadcasts the first episode of Sesame Street
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First Starbucks Opens
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Macintosh Computer
Apple introduces the Macintosh computer, which includes such features as a mouse and graphical user interface. -
Nike signs basketball great Michael Jordan to promote its shoes.
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Jeff Bezos opens Amazon.com on the Internet, offering one million titles.
Jeff Bezos opens Amazon.com on the Internet, offering one million titles. -
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 -
Amazon.com posts its first profit, $5.1 million in the fourth quarter
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Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina Economic Impact
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Economic Recession
