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This Day In Financial History: Dell Computer & Home Depot

TedTed
in The Bullpen
FYI: June 22:

1988: Dell Computer Corp., run by then-23-year-old college dropout Michael Dell, goes public on NASDAQ at an initial price of $8.50 per share.

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/investor/en/faqs?c=us&l=en&s=corp#faq9; http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/background/en/index?c=us&l=en&s=corp; http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/background/en/facts?c=us&l=en&s=corp&~section=004



1979: Watch out for that forklift! MB Associates, a company run by Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank, opens three home-improvement outlets next to some Treasure Island stores in Atlanta. Today known as Home Depot, its one of the worlds largest retailing outfits.

http://www.homedepot.com; http://www.homedepot.com/HDUS/EN_US/corporate/about/docs/timelinepage.pdf
Regards,
Ted

(Source Jason Zweig Blog)
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