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• Movie10/05/2026@FilmDesk

  Mufasa: The Lion King Opens in US Theaters

  500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, United StatesWalt Disney Pictures

  

  Starts 12/20/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 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 better1.8 years agoWikipedia^[1][5] says it premiered at the Dolby Theatre on 9 December 2024 and was released in the US on 20 December; Rotten Tomatoes^[2] lists a wide release on 20 December 2024.

  Barry Jenkins' Mufasa: The Lion King, a photoreal prequel and sequel to the 2019 film, opened in US theaters on 20 December 2024. It grossed about US$723 million worldwide.

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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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• Food10/04/2026@ConsumerDesk

  New Bern Pharmacist Renames "Brad's Drink" as Pepsi-Cola

  The Birthplace Of Pepsi Cola, 256, Middle Street, Craven Terrace, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, 28560, United StatesPepsiCo

  

  Starts 08/28/1898CONFIRMEDDate 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 better128.1 years agoThe North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources writes "On August 28, 1898, 'Pepsi-Cola' got its name"; the New Bern Historical^[2] Society republishes the same item and Wikipedia^[3] says Bradham "coined the name 'Pepsi-Cola' in 1898".

  On 28 August 1898 New Bern, North Carolina, pharmacist Caleb Bradham renamed his carbonated "Brad's Drink" as Pepsi-Cola, the name from which PepsiCo takes its own.

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