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^,   

      
    
    
    
    
 
William Edward Boeing
(October 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956)

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.

On this day in history, July 3, 1962, Tom Cruise — who would
go on to become one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men
— was born.

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born in Syracuse, New York,
and his acting career emerged in the 1980s. 

On June 26, 1948, U.S. and British pilots began delivering food
and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city is isolated by
a Soviet Union blockade.

American and British air forces flew over Berlin more than
250,000 times, dropping necessities.

Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South
Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting
under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to
the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating
war for the next three years.

On June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway—one of the most decisive
U.S. victories in its war against Japan—came to an end. In the
four-day sea and air battle, the outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet
succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers with the
loss of only one of its own, the Yorktown, thus reversing the tide
against the previously invincible Japanese navy.