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Invention of The Telegraph

The first telegraph line was introduced in the United States in 1844, connecting Washington, D.C.,…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023

The Birth of Double-Entry Bookkeeping

In 1494, the "Father of Accounting", Luca Pacioli, published the first ever book on double-entry…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023

The Bank of England Founded

The Bank of England was founded by a parliamentary act in 1694 to generate funds…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023

The First Bank of the United States

When Alexander Hamilton became the first Treasury Secretary in 1789, the nascent United States faced…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 28, 2023

Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT) Founded

As railways and canals connected vast regions of America, cities like Chicago emerged as crucial…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023

The Royal Exchange (Commodities)

The Royal Exchange in London, established by Sir Thomas Gresham in 1571, was the first…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023

First Credit Rating Agency

In 1841, in the bustling heart of New York City, entrepreneur Lewis Tappan laid the…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023

Dojima Rice Exchange: The First Futures Market

  The Dojima Rice Exchange, established in 1697 in Osaka, Japan, is considered the world's…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023

The First Central Bank

Sveriges Riksbank, a.k.a. The Bank of Sweden, was established in 1668 and is considered the…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 17, 2023

Stock Ticker Invented

In 1867, Edward A. Calahan, an employee of the American Telegraph Company, invented the stock…
Jamie CatherwoodApril 17, 2023
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