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Today in Entrepreneurial History: May 16

Posted: 16 May 2011 04:40 AM PDT

1843 – The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.
1866 – The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or nickel.
1843 – Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer.
1951 – The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.
1960 – Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser, at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
1965 – The Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs under its Franco-American brand.

Reader Mailbag: How Do I Make Money?

Posted: 15 May 2011 01:51 PM PDT

A reader asked:

How does your newsletter and weblog earn income? You do so much work… finding these interesting articles … etc.

Advertising mostly. Here’s how I accidentally fell into this.

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