The year 2012 marks the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She acceded to the throne following the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6, 1952. Her coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953. In the speech that followed,...
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...
