when was the first dollar general store opened
Dollar General In October 1939, James and Cal opened J.L. Turner and Son with an initial investment of $5,000 each. The switch to retailing resulted in annual sales above $2 million by the early 1950s. By the mid-1950s Turner had 35 department stores in Kentucky and Tennessee. In 1955 Cal Turner developed his idea of a retail store selling goods for a dollar, based on the Dollar Days promotions held at other department stores, by converting Turner's Department Store in Springfield, Kentucky into the first Dollar General Store.[7] In 1964 J.L. Turner died leaving his son Cal Turner to succeed him.
Dust Bowl This catastrophe intensified the economic impact of the Great Depression in the region.
National World War II Memorial Ground was broken in September 2001. The construction was managed by the General Services Administration.
History of the United States dollar Bimetallism persisted until March 14, 1900, with the passage of the Gold Standard Act, which provided that:
Vietnam War North Vietnamese victory
Topeka (store) Topeka as a store chain began in the late 1950s, competing with such other stores as Woolworth's, Pitusa (which opened in 1977) and La New York Department Stores.