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.
by Amy Cavanaugh in Food on Apr 14, 2013 1:00 pm. wmbosch. Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald's franchise 58 years ago tomorrow, on April 15, 1955, in Des Plaines, Illinois. Though it was the ninth McDonald's restaurant overall, it was Kroc's first franchise and the first restaurant east of the Mississippi River.