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American companies established in 1887

  • Bristol Myers SquibbIn 1858, Edward Robinson Squibb opened a small laboratory in Brooklyn, New York. He began selling pure medical supplies to doctors who demanded higher…
  • Hearst CommunicationsIn 1880, George Hearst bought the San Francisco Daily Examiner for a mining entrepreneur and U.S. senator. He turned that paper over to his son William…