Sunday, October 24, 2010

Today 24 October in Business History

1836 The match is patented
1861 1st transcontinental telegram sent ending the Pony Express
1929 "Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash
1939 Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware)
1940 40 hour work week goes into effect (Fair Labor Standards of 1938)

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