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Mitsubishi
-Mitsubishi was first a shipping company, but later supplied many other services. -
Texaco
-Founded in Beaumont
-Texaco can be found in all 50 states. -
World War I
-Lasted until November 11th, 1918. -
The Great Depression
-Started in 1930 and ended around the mid 1940's.
-Affected a lot of businesses negatively. -
20th Century Fox
-Founded by William Fox.
-One of the six major film studios in America. -
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
-Founded as Fender's Radio Service, but later changed to Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 1946. -
World War II
-Lasted until September 2nd, 1945 -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
-The bombing was the reason the United States joined World War II. -
Sony Corporation
-Sony's original name was "Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo", but later changed to Sony in 1955.
-Founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. -
Intel
-Intel is the world's largest chip producer.
-Founded by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce. -
Amtrak
-Operates around 300 trains each day.
-Has railroads that go all around the United States of America -
The start of Microsoft
-Started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
-Microsoft is the leading supplier of computer parts and office software. -
Google
-Google is the leading search engine.
-Google's services include searching, cloud storage, softwate and online advertizing. -
9/11
-One of America's most tragic events.
-Deadliest incident for firefighters in the United States. -
Android
-Google bought Android in 2005.
-Android was revealed in 2007, with the first cell phone being sold in 2008.
