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...
