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☆ Vintage photos show what cross-country road trips looked like in the 1960s
  + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Caroline Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
American families loaded up their station wagons and hit the road in the mid-20th century. Families explored the US as the country was changing, exposing them to different ways of living. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWith the cross-country interstate materializing, automobiles on the rise, a booming economy, and a growing travel bug, families loaded up their station wagons and hit the road in the mid-20th century. Road tripping in the '60s and '70s was popular and affordable, and for most, these cross-country vacations were the first time families were experiencing life outside of their own towns.
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☆ Vintage photos show what life looked like behind the Iron Curtain
  + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Caroline Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Before the end of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain cut off the Soviet Union from the rest of Europe. Life there was restricted, but as its leaders changed, Western influence began to reach residents. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Iron Curtain was a figurative and ideological wall — and eventually a physical one — that separated the Soviet Union from western Europe after World War II. The name, widely attributed to Winston Churchill, hinted that life in the USSR was secretive and very different from other western, capitalist countries.
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☆ 15 of the most successful companies that started in homes, basements, sheds, and bedrooms
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Caroline Fox | Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Amazon began as an online book store in Jeff Bezos' home garage. Jeff Bezos' garage in Bellevue, Washington. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesIn 1994, Jeff Bezos decided to take advantage of the internet's potential. He quit his New York hedge fund job and drove to Bellevue, Washington, where he rented a house. On February 2, 2021, Amazon announced Bezos would be stepping down as CEO and transition to the role of executive chairman.
☆ Jeff Bezos created Amazon from his garage – here are 14 of the most successful companies that started in basements, sheds, and bedrooms
  + stars: | 2021-02-04 | by ( Caroline Fox | Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Amazon began as an online book store in Jeff Bezos' home garage. Jeff Bezos' garage in Bellevue, Washington. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesIn 1994, Jeff Bezos decided to take advantage of the internet's potential. He quit his New York hedge fund job and drove to Bellevue, Washington, where he rented a house. On February 2, 2021, Amazon announced Bezos would be stepping down as CEO and transition to the role of executive chairman.
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