Today in Business History
1 June 2007 at 10:42 am Peter G. Klein 3 comments
| Peter Klein |
The Friends of Business History newsletter includes a fun feature, This Day in Business History. June 1 was a busy day.
- 1495: Friar John Cor records the first known batch of Scotch whiskey in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland.
- 1774: The British government orders Port of Boston closed.
- 1812: President James Madison calls on Congress to declare war on Great Britain, after fiscally minded measures fail to dissuade the British from harassing American ports and ships.
- 1869: Thomas Edison receives a patent for a voting machine. It was his first patent for a device.
- 1905: The first world’s fair to be held in the Pacific Northwest, the Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair opens in Portland, Oregon.
- 1911: The Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York issues the first U.S. group insurance policy to the Pantasote Leather Company and its 121 employees.
- 1917: Henry Leland, founder of the Cadillac Motor Car Company, resigns as company president.
- 1947: Corning Glass Works publicly announces its development of photosensitive glass.
- 1961: Regular FM multiplex stereo broadcasting debuts in Schenectady, New York and Chicago, Illinois.
Celebrate with me by pouring a glass of scotch, buying an insurance policy, selling your Cadillac, turning up the radio, and punching an Englishman.
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Sudha Shenoy | 3 June 2007 at 10:10 am
And nothing whatsoever happened _outside_ the US? All was a blank fog?
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Peter Klein | 3 June 2007 at 2:17 pm
Outside the US? What do you mean? There’s something out there?
Seriously, I should have apologized in advance for the US-centrism. But that’s what I’ve got. If you know of a more inclusive list I’m happy to pass it along as well.
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Sudha Shenoy | 4 June 2007 at 3:50 am
Sorry — I was waspish. I think just saying ‘American’ business history would’ve provided the _information_ needed (now where have I heard _that_ word before?)
What _is_ available are broad timelines for individual companies etc; eg Twining’s, British Gas, British Plastics Federation, Toyota etc. Going down to the ‘day’ level is, I suspect, an American trait & probably easier for US business history.