On Feb. 23, 1803, the court handed down a unanimous decision that Madison was not required to deliver the agreement because the law requiring such action â the Judiciary Act of 1789 â conflicted with a piece of the Constitution.
- Ray Kroc, McDonald's Corporation founder and former CEO. Ray Arthur Kroc (born October 5, 1902-died January 14, 1984) who joined McDonald's in 1954 as a franchise agent, would build it into one of the most successful fast food operations in the world. He subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers, Richard and Maurice, and oversaw its worldwide growth.
Kroc was born on October 5, 1902 in Oak Park, near Chicago, to parents of Czech origin, Rose Mary (Hrach) and Alois Louis Kroc. His father was from the village of BÅasy near PlzeÅ, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). He grew up and spent most of his life in Oak Park, Illinois.