The History of McDonald's

Everything Everywhere Daily by Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

Sep 29, 202615:19Society & Culture

In 1940, two brothers opened a small restaurant near Route 66 in San Bernardino, California. After meeting an aggressive milkshake-machine salesman, they established a business model that sparked a revolution. What began...

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