In 1941’s The Maltese Falcon, the camera establishes the locale as San Francisco by slowly panning iconic landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge. At the film’s end, hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade reflects that the titular black bird is...
Some companies throw a party to mark a business anniversary. After all, what’s better than a catered affair with confetti and confections to celebrate a 10th, 25th or 50th business anniversary? How about a business anniversary “sell”-abration that...
Established in New York City in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has a long, dazzling reputation as the world’s diamond authority. That reputation was solidified after founder Charles Lewis Tiffany acquired a 287.42-carat yellow rough stone from the Kimberley diamond...
After emigrating from Germany to the United States, three Schwarz brothers opened a retail toy business, “Toy Bazaar,” in Baltimore, Maryland in 1862. Business boomed! The youngest of the brothers, Frederick August Otto Schwarz, moved to New York City and...
Universal is marking its 100th business anniversary in 2012 with a celebration of its history and a commitment to the future of 13 classic films. In addition to unveiling an updated logo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E98iTbFqRuM), issuing special-edition Blu-ray...
Tall, lanky, 14-year-old Arthur Murray was too shy to socialize with girls until a friend who was popular with the ladies taught him a few dance steps. Murray enjoyed dancing so much that by age 17 in 1912 he was teaching social dancing. This led to his founding the...
I was honored to be among the 375 guests at The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County’s Annual Awards Dinner held last night at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, NY. For the fifth consecutive year, this business anniversary event was a sell-out occasion with...
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” This closing line from “Casablanca” spoken by Humphrey Bogart stirred audiences when the film made its debut at the Hollywood Theater in New York City on November 26, 1942. The...
The Oreo made its debut on March 6, 1912 when the National Biscuit Company (a/k/a Nabisco) sold the now-iconic cookie to grocer S. C. Thuesen of Hoboken, NJ. Back then, Oreo cookies were sold in bulk, packaged in tins and priced at 30-cents a pound. Today, Oreo is the...
On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low gathered a group of 18 girls in her hometown of Savannah, GA, for the first meeting of what would become Girl Scouts of the USA. In 2012, 3.2 million girls and adults worldwide are members of the Girl Scouts, an organization...
