Archive for May 10th, 2007
What If? - Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner was CEO of Walt Disney Co. from 1984 to 2005. He now sits on numerous corporate boards and recently authored Camp, a book about the summer camp experience.
What was your first job?
I was a camp counselor.
How old were you?
16
How much did you make?
I made $100 for the eight weeks.
What did you learn on [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2007 under Alternate Careers.
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What If? - History May 10
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. (Go to article.)
1774 Louis XVI ascended the throne of France.
1775 Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y.
1818 American patriot Paul Revere died in Boston.
1865 [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2007 under History.
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