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General Electric was founded on the 24th of April 1892 through the merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the Thomson-Houston Electric Company. This consolidation combined Thomas Edison's lamp manufacturing operations with Charles Coffin's electric railway systems in New York state.
During World War II, General Electric supplied three hundred thousand turbosuperchargers for fighter and bomber engines. The U.S. Army Air Corps selected GE to develop the nation's first jet engine based on Whittle W.1 designs demonstrated in 1941.
Jack Welch served as CEO of General Electric from 1981 until 2001 and transformed the company into a financial powerhouse. Under his leadership, GE Capital expanded into consumer finance, equipment leasing, and mortgage banking while acquiring Kidder Peabody & Co. in 1986.
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Wells notice on the 6th of October 2020 stating possible civil action for securities law violations following allegations by Harry Markopolos. These allegations claimed $38 billion in accounting irregularities and accused General Electric of being a bigger fraud than Enron.
Larry Culp announced that General Electric would divide itself into three public companies by 2024 on the 9th of November 2021. GE HealthCare became independent on the 4th of January 2023 and GE Vernova launched as an energy company on the 2nd of April 2024.