Today in Entrepreneurial History: January 27

By Dane Carlson on January 27, 2013 in History

National Geographic

1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C..
1984 – Pop singer Michael Jackson suffers second degree burns to his scalp during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in the Shrine Auditorium.
2006 – Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.

Business Opportunities Weblog editor and publisher Dane Carlson lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, just 15 miles from Yosemite National Park. He accidentally became a professional blogger in 2001. He has added 12,203 posts to the site.