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CulinaryLore[1] says Kroc's first franchise opened "in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 15, 1955" and Wikipedia's[2][3] McDonald's article gives the start date as 15 April 1955 in Des Plaines and says the corporation "credits its founding to franchised businessman Ray Kroc on April 15, 1955".On 15 April 1955 Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald's franchise restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, the ninth McDonald's overall, a date the present McDonald's Corporation credits as its founding.
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