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CORPORATION WAS FOUNDED ON THIS DAY

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Boeing was founded by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington,
on July 15, 1916.The present corporation is the result of the
merger of Boeing with
McDonnell Douglas on August 1, 1997.

Then–chairman and CEO of Boeing, Philip M. Condit, assumed
those roles in the combined company, while
Harry Stonecipher,
former CEO of McDonnell Douglas, became president and COO.    
                                                                                             

As of 2023, the Boeing Company’s corporate headquarters is
located in
Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia,   

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   William E Boeing, founder of The Boeing Company | Aviation history, Aviation, History   
    
    
    
    
 
William Edward Boeing
(October 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956)

  
   

Boeing Seaplane at Lake Union Photograph (Art Prints, Wood & Metal Signs, Canvas, Tote Bag ...
After successfully building a float plane together
with Commander George Conrad Westerveldt,
William Boeing founded a new aircraft company
bearing his name. It was his intention for Boeing
Aircraft to fulfill a US Navy contract for seaplanes.

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VW COMPANY FORMED ON THIS DAY IN 1937

VW Beetle Prototype (1937) | Volkswagen escarabajo, Volkswagen, Coches clásicos
VW V30 Prototype (1937) – Replica

On May 28, 1937, the government of Germany—then under the
control of
Adolf Hitler of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party—
formed a new state-owned automobile company, then known
as Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens
mbH. Later that year, it was renamed simply Volkswagenwerk,
or “The People’s Car Company.”

Originally operated by the German Labor Front, a Nazi
organization, Volkswagen was headquartered in Wolfsburg,
Germany.

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THE PEOPLE’S CAR’’ ON THIS DAY IN 1937 | PDX RETRO

Adolf Hitler in a prototype Volkswagen Beetle, 1938 [1769 x 1311] : HistoryPorn

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JAR COMPANY STARTED IN PORTLAND

Kerr

Kerr Group, Inc. (1992-1996) Businessman and entrepreneur
Alexander Hewitt Kerr (below) organized this company in
Portland, Oregon in 1903 under the name Hermetic Fruit Jar
Company. The official name was changed in 1904 to Kerr
Glass Manufacturing Company.

Kerr offered the ‘Economy’ brand of mason jar produced for
them by the Illinois-Pacific Glass Co.

The company, with offices in Portland, Oregon, was called the
Hermetic Fruit Jar Company. Kerr Glass owned and operated
seven glass plants in various locations throughout the United
States by 1975. Its products were sold nationally by employees
of the company from its twenty-seven sales offices.

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(September 4, 1862 – February 9, 1925)

 The history of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation dates to 1903 when Alexander H. Kerr ...  

      

     
      
     

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IT BECAME OLDSMOBILE ON THIS DAY

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Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950)

Olds of Lansing, Michigan was a pioneer of the American
automotive industry
who founded Olds Motors Works—
which would later become Oldsmobile—on August 21, 1897.

 He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887
and his
first gasoline-powered car in 1896.

The modern assembly line and its basic concept is credited
to Olds, who
used it to build the first
mass-produced auto, 
the
Oldsmobile Curved Dash
, beginning in 1901. 

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BIG BUSINESS WAS IN THEIR JEANS

First Versions: Levi Strauss & Co. (blue jeans)

The Story About Jeans, Part One | Calgary's Couture Dry Cleaner

On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and
Reno,
Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis (above) were given a patent to
create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth
of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans.

   
                          Levi's through the years - ABC News

1873 Levi Strauss Patents Copper-Riveted Jeans…Great Idea ...

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