WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 19, 2022 - Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip, in 1978
19-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) Cats love lasagna - at least, if Garfield is to be believed. "Garfield" is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, and it's also one of the most commercially present comic strips. Paws, Inc., is the company behind "Garfield," handling creative licensing and business concerns and the Garfield branding empire, from cat food to checks.
[Worldkings – Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2022] Achievements of 89 years of Lego, world's largest toys company built from plastic bricks (1932)
18-06-2022
(worldkings.org) Lego A/S (trade name: The Lego Group) is a Danish toy production company based in Billund, Denmark. It manufactures Lego-brand toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks.
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2022] 52nd anniversary of establishment of delivery services company - FedEx (June 18, 1971 – June 18, 2022)
18-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) FedEx is one of the top contractors of the US government and was founded on June 18, 1971 as Federal Express Corporation by Frederick W. Smith, a graduate of Yale Business School.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 18, 2022 - Walt Disney's Tarzan opens in cinemas, in 1999
18-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) Tarzan is a 1999 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 37th animated feature film from Disney and the last released during the Disney Renaissance era, it is based on the story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, being the first animated major motion picture version of the story.
[Worldkings – Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2022] Highlights during 88 years of development of Lactalis, biggest milk products producer in the world (1933)
17-06-2022
(worldkings.org) Lactalis is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France. The company's former name was Besnier SA.
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2022] 28th anniversary of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (June 17, 1994 – June 17, 2022)
17-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance each June 17.[1] Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought. Each year's global celebration has a unique, novel emphasis that had not been developed previously.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 17, 2022 - Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor in 1885
17-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) On this day in 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copper and iron statue, which was reassembled and dedicated the following year in a ceremony presided over by U.S. President Grover Cleveland, became known around the world as an enduring symbol of freedom and democracy.
[Worldkings – Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2022] Highlights during 76 years of development of Ferrero, biggest chocolate producer in Europe (1946)
16-06-2022
(worldkings.org) Ferrero International S.A., more commonly known as Ferrero Group or simply Ferrero, is an Italian multinational manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, and the second biggest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the world.
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2022] 119th anniversary of establishment of automotive manufacturer - Ford (June 16, 1903 – June 16, 2022)
16-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) Ford is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker (behind General Motors) and the fifth-largest in the world (behind Toyota, VW, Hyundai-Kia and General Motors) based on 2015 vehicle production.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 16, 2022- 1st pendulum clock patented in 1657
16-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) The clocks of the 17th century were not accurate, which was a problem for Dutch physicist, mathematician, and astronomer Christiaan Huygens.
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