McDonald’s Anniversary

April 15, 1955

McDonald’s Corporation dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc at 400 North Lee Street, Des Plaines, Illinois, on April 15, 1955.

Kroc got the idea for this from a hamburger place at San Bernardino, CA that was owned and operated the McDonald brothers.

The price of a burger was 15 cents when it opened.

The Big Mac was introduced in 1968 for 49 cents and the Quarter Pounder in 1971 for 53 cents.

By 2000, there were more than 31,000 McDonald’s in 119 countries.

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers