Inspired by Egypt, obelisks punctuate a temple in Byblos, Lebanon, that was likely dedicated to the god Reshef about 1800 b.c By that time Egypt had already been trading with the cities of the eastern Mediterranean for at least a thousand years, importing luxuries such as wine, olive oil, and cedar timbers.
Harmon Construction, Inc., located in North Vernon, Indiana, has been a general contracting business since 1955 when William D. Harmon started the company as a part-time venture. In 1969, he resigned from the B & O Railroad after 25 years of service to operate...more
1 Frank Seiberling borrows $3,500 from his brother-in-law Lucius Miles for the down payment needed to buy an abandoned strawboard factory on the banks of the Little Cuyahoga River in Akron, Ohio. To meet the rising demand for shatterproof, polyester drink bottles, the company begins expansion of its polyester resin plant at Point Pleasant, West Virginia. 2  A.J. Foyt makes history on Goodyear tires, winning his fourth Indianapolis 500. 3  Sales record of $6.6 billion and earnings record of $205 million are set.