The World Trade Organization is founded.
The Dow Jones Industrial hit its third record high in one week.
Mall of America Opens its Doors to Shoppers.
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
4 South American countries establish Mercosur.
An F5 max rating tornado smashed through Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people, injuring 353, and causing $165 million in damages.
The 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' by Vincent van Gogh was sold for $82.5 million in three minutes.
A solar flare from the sun created a geomagnetic storm, which caused Toronto's stock market to halt.
Union Carbide finally agrees to pay 470 million USD in damages for the Bophal disaster.
Vincent van Gogh's famous painting 'Sunflowers' was sold for an incredible $39.7 million, the most ever paid for a painting.
After years of court battles, Michael Donald's family was awarded $7 million.
Coca-Cola launched their ill-fated new formula known unofficially as 'New Coke.'
The Apple Macintosh computer was unveiled during a Super Bowl advertisement.
Television broadcasting company CBS banned a Calvin Klein Jeans advertisement.
The Apple Computer Company became Apple Computers Inc.
OPEC enacts oil embargo.
Walt Disney World Resort officially opened in Florida.
Starbucks first opened its doors in Seattle, Washington, USA.
The NASDAQ holds its first trading day.
The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, US.
Intel is founded.
Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange.
The portrait of Rembrandt's son, 'Titus,' was purchased at auction for $2.2 million.
American department store Kohl's opened their first store in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
The first Walmart store opened in Rogers, Arkansas.
Baghdad Conference Begins.
The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
The European Economic Community (EEC) is founded.
Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to the Pluto Platter to Wham-O, who soon changed the toy's name to 'Frisbee.'
Disneyland opens its doors for the first time.
KFC opened its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.
Adi Dassler founded Adidas with a vision to improve athletic performance.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is formed.
World's first theme park opens its doors in in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA.
Twenty-nine nations came together to sign an agreement that created the International Monetary Fund.
The Arab League is founded.
Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
Hasbro was founded as Hassenfeld Brothers in Providence, Rhode Island.
Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the Walt Disney Company.
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started selling inflatable tires from Akron, Ohio.
Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
Establishment of Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The Lakeview Gusher causes the largest accidental oil spill in history.
Engineers make the first major oil find in the Middle East.
Pepsi Cola became an official trademark.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was incorporated.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is first published.
The world's favorite soda, Coca-Cola, was sold in glass bottles in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
