1. The first one was impromptu. While ticker-tape parades are now meticulously scheduled, the first ever was far from it. On October 28, 1886, as the parade in honor of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty marched up Broadway, employees spontaneously threw ticker tape out of ...read more

1. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were close friends. Before he became an automobile mogul, Henry Ford was employed by Thomas Edison at the Edison Illuminating Company, where from 1891 to 1898 he worked as an engineer. The two innovators eventually became longtime friends. Edison ...read more