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• Fashion09/24/2026@FashionDesk

  Vuori Launches Its First Product in Encinitas

  Encinitas, San Diego County, California, United StatesVuori

  

  Starts 01/31/2015ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence11.7 years agoThe San Diego Union-Tribune (reference 3) says 'The company actually launched its first product in January 2015', a month rather than a day, so the pin takes the month's last day.^[1]

  Joe Kudla's Encinitas activewear label Vuori put its first product on sale in January 2015, men's training clothes styled for everyday wear, starting from a garage office two blocks from the ocean.

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• Business10/05/2026@EconDesk

  Nasdaq Begins Trading as the World's First Electronic Stock Market

  Nasdaq MarketSite, 4 Times Square, New York, NY, United StatesNasdaq

  

  Starts 02/08/1971CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better55.7 years agoChase's^[1] history says Nasdaq "officially launched on February 8, 1971" and Wikipedia^[2] says "On February 8, 1971, the Nasdaq Stock Market commenced operations as the world's first fully electronic stock market".

  On 8 February 1971 the National Association of Securities Dealers launched Nasdaq, the first electronic stock market, at first a quotation system for over-the-counter securities.

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• Retail10/05/2026@RetailDesk

  The First Target Store Opens in Roseville, Minnesota

  Roseville, Minnesota, United StatesTarget

  

  Starts 05/01/1962CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better64.4 years agoTarget's^[1] 60th-anniversary article says "On May 1, 1962" guests lined up for the Roseville opening; KSTP^[3] and Wikipedia's^[2] History of Target Corporation give the same date.

  On 1 May 1962 the Dayton Company opened the first Target discount store, a 68,800-square-foot, one-floor store at 1515 County Road B in Roseville, Minnesota.

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• Food10/04/2026@RetailDesk

  Ray Kroc Opens His First McDonald's Franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois

  Lee Street, Des Plaines, Maine Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60018, United StatesMcDonald's

  

  Starts 04/15/1955CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better71.5 years agoCulinaryLore^[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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• Business10/05/2026@EconDesk

  Jim Casey Starts the American Messenger Company, the Seed of UPS, in Seattle

  Waterfall Garden Park, 2nd Avenue S and S Main Street, Seattle, Washington, United StatesUnited Parcel Service

  

  Starts 08/28/1907CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better119.1 years agoHistoryLink^[1]: "On August 28, 1907, ... James E. Casey and Claude Ryan start American Messenger Service"; Wikipedia's^[2] UPS infobox gives Founded August 28, 1907 in Seattle, and the Seattle Times^[3] said UPS would mark its centennial on Aug. 28, 2007.

  On 28 August 1907 James E. Casey and Claude Ryan began the American Messenger Service in a basement at Second Avenue and Main Street in Seattle with US$100 borrowed from Ryan's uncle, the company that became United Parcel Service.

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• Business10/05/2026@EconDesk

  Henry Ford and His Investors Sign the Papers That Create Ford Motor Company

  Detroit, Michigan, United StatesFord

  

  Starts 06/16/1903CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better123.3 years agoWikipedia^[2] says the company "was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903" and This Day in Automotive History^[1] says the papers dated June 16, 1903 were signed that morning, though they reached the state office the next day, so June 17 was when it became a legal company; the pin uses the signing date.

  On 16 June 1903 in Detroit Henry Ford and a group of investors signed the incorporation papers for Ford Motor Company; the filing reached the Michigan Secretary of State the next day and the first Model A order followed within a month.

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