Founded in 1975 as Zhaoyuan Tire Manufacturing & Repairing Plant. Reorganized as Linglong Tire in 1987 under Wang Xicheng's leadership. Annual production value grew from 100 million RMB to 20 billion RMB by 2013
Founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein and Barry Schwartz with $10,000. First collection featured men's and women's coats at New York City store. Klein appeared on Vogue cover in 1969. Annual revenues reached $30 million by 1977
Founded in 1907 as American Messenger Company in Seattle. Now largest courier company worldwide with $85 billion revenue in 2020. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky with Worldport as global hub. Employs approximately 444,000 staff worldwide
Alexander Graham Bell founded Volta Laboratory in 1881. Name "Dictaphone" trademarked in 1907 by Columbia Graphophone Company. Company spun off in 1923 under C. King Woodbridge
Founded in 1908 as holding company for Buick, acquired Oldsmobile and Cadillac. Alfred Sloan led GM to surpass Ford in 1920s with consumer-focused approach. GM became largest US corporation by 1955, employing more than Soviet state industries
Founded in 1892 by David T. Abercrombie as elite outdoor clothing retailer. Ezra Fitch acquired significant stake in 1900, becoming sole owner from 1907 to 1928. Company supplied Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway with sporting goods