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Lakeview Gusher -1910

Los Angeles Atthletic Club - 1882

January 1, 1909 --Lakeview Oil Company began drilling in Midway-Sunset Oil Field in Kern County, CA;...

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1880 - Forty prominent Angelenos, sons of pioneers, adventurers, athletes, gathered in Frank...

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T H Baker - 1890

Shockley Semiconductor - 1956

1888 - Thomas Henry Baker, a watchmaker and jeweller from Calne in Wiltshire, UK, bought a business...

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September 1955 - Dr. William Shockley, Arnold Beckman agreed to found Shockley...

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Stater Bros. - 1936

Lombardi's - 1905

August 17, 1936 - Cleo and Leo Stater opened Stater Bros. Market (had purchased small grocery store...

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1905 - City of New York issued mercantile license to Genaro Lombardi, baker and pizzaiolo from...

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Kay Jewelers -1920

Tsingtao Brewery - 1903

1916 - Sol and Edmund Kaufmann opened first Kay Jewelers in corner of their father's furniture store...

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August 15, 1903 - German and British merchants of Hong Kong Anglo-Nordic Brewery created Nordic...

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A..G. Barr plc - 1875

Ford Assembly Line - 1913

1875 - Robert Barr, family in cork cutting business since 1830, started producing, selling aerated...

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1908 - Ford Motor Company introduced Model T (produced at Ford factory on Piquette Avenue in...

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Associated Grocers - 1926

Haigh's Chocolates - 1928

1924 - 20 independent grocers met ion Kansas City, MO to discuss advantages of combining buying,...

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1915 - Alfred E. Haigh established chocolate shop in Beehive Building in Adelaide, Australia (above...

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First College Baseball Game - 1859

Wembley Stadium - 1923

July 1, 1859 - Amherst College beat Williams College 73-32 in 25 innings in Pittsfield, MA; first...

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April 28, 1923 - Wembley Stadium (completed April 23, 1923) used for first time for FA Cup...

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The Oppenheimer Group - 1897

Fergusons Transport - 1926

1858 - David Oppenheimer, three brothers, founded Oppenheimer Bros. & Co. in Victoria, BC, to...

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1926 - Matthew Ferguson established Ferguson Transport as one-man business; sold his house, invested...

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Waite, Rose & Taylor - 1904

Tadich Grill - 1912

1904 - Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose, David Taylor opened small grocery shop at 263 Acton Hill, West...

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1849 - Nikola Budrovich, Antonio Gasparich, Frank Kosta (Croatian immigrants) opened New...

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