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.
At the time of Ray Kroc âs death , McDonald âs was the biggest chain of restaurants in the world , in terms of sales and numbers of outlets ; in 2011 McDonald âs was edged from the top spot by Subway â¦ Ray Kroc bought the major league baseball team the San Diego Padres in 1974 ; Ray âs widow , Joan Kroc , sold the team in 1990 â¦ Ernest Hemingway , a ...