Today in News History
On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1698, Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine. In 1834, Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (died 1917) was born. In 1932, Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (died 2002) was born. In 1934, Tom Springfield, English musician (died 2022) was born. In 1993, Fred Gwynne, American actor (born 1926) passed away. In 2003, Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver and businessman (born 1907) passed away. In 2004, Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (born 1922) passed away. In 2005, Norm Prescott, American actor, composer, and producer, co-founded Filmation Studios (born 1927) passed away. In 2012, Angelo Mangiarotti, Italian architect and academic (born 1921) passed away. In 2019, Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
A 2-year taste of the office was enough to make 3 grads quit. Now they run a $13.2 billion investment firm: ‘We didn’t want a traditional job again’
The trio quit their grad scheme with 25K and no business plan to found Octopus Group, the firm behind Octopus Energy: Everyone thought we were mad.
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