In business you build upon past successes as well as innovation. Here is a look at this week in history and what achievements promoted business growth then.
May 28th
- opening of Great Western Railway from Goderich to Fort Erie, Ontario, 1858
- discovery by Albert Rogers of the (Rogers) pass which gave the Canadian Pacific Railway a viable route through the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, 1881
- launch of Canada’s first commercial electric railway in Windsor, 1886
- presentation of On with the Show, first all-color talking movie in New York, 1929
- founding of Volkswagen Motors, 1937
- presentation of Melody, first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor, 1953
- release of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) by CompuServe, 1987
May 29th
- ratification of the US Constitution by Rhode Island as the last of the original 13 colonies gets the “business” of America rolling, 1790
- opening of Canadian commerce to US citizens after War of 1812 ends, 1815
May 30th
- patent by William Young for the ice cream freezer, 1848
- opening of telegraph line from Saint John, New Brunswick to St. Andrew’s and US border, part of Atlantic Cable link to New York, 1851
- charter of Hamilton & South Western Railroad, Hamilton, Ontario, 1855
May 31st
- creation of the Bank of British Columbia by Royal Charter, 1862
- opening of Madison Square Garden sports complex, 1879
- passenger service begins for the Kettle Valley Railway between Penticton, BC and Spences Bridge, 1915
June 1st
- launch of Action Comics #1 featuring Superman written by Jerry Siegel of Chicago and drawn by Joe Shuster of Toronto
- founding of Nissan Motor Company, 1934
- successful Trans-Canada Airlines first non-stop flight from Toronto to Vancouver, 1957
- launch of Trans-Canada Airlines jetliner service from Montreal to London, 1960
- launch of CNN, 1980
It was a good week for business then, the Buzz Bear Media team hopes you make it a good one for you and your customers this week!