Archive for December 31st, 2011
Today in Entrepreneurial History: December 31
1600 – The British East India Company is chartered. 1695 – A window tax is imposed in England, causing many householders to brick up windows to avoid the tax. 1759 – Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness. 1879 – Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the [...]
