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DQ News: Today in Entrepreneurial History: July 3-5

Today in Entrepreneurial History: July 3

• 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average.
• 1886 – Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen – the first purpose-built automobile.
• 1886 – The New York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
• 1938 – World speed record for a steam railway locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 126 miles per hour (203 km/h).

Today in Entrepreneurial History: July 4

• 1817 – At Rome, New York, United States, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
• 1837 – Grand Junction Railway, the world’s first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
• 1886 – The first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia.
• 1934 – Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design for the atomic bomb.

Today in Entrepreneurial History: July 5

• 1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
• 1951 – William Shockley invents the junction transistor.
• 1954 – The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
• 1996 – Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
• 1998 – Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.

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Today in Entrepreneurial History: May 31

1578 – Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool’s gold, used to pave streets in London. 1790 – Alferez Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 1929 – The first talking cartoon of Mick

Today in Entrepreneurial History: June 2

1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. 1896 – Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention: the radio. 2004 – Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!

The Evolution of the Office

Have you ever wondered how we got from this: to this? If so, check out this neat little pictorial from HigherSalary.com on the evolution of the office.