Today in Entrepreneurial History: March 19

By Dane Carlson on March 19, 2013 in History

1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
1931 – Gambling is legalized in Nevada.

For more on the origin of gambling in Nevada, read When the Mob Ran Vegas: Stories of Money, Mayhem and Murder.

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 12,208 posts to the site.