Christmas Tree Farming: The History of an Industry
In 2007, over 31 million live Christmas trees were sold in the United States. Find out how the Christmas tree farming industry grew from its humble beginnings in the mid-1800’s to the $1.3 billion dollar industry that it is today.
The history of the Christmas tree farming industry in the United States dates back to the year 1851, when an entrepreneurial farmer named Mark Carr hauled two sleds full of evergreen trees into New York City to sell them. As the story goes, he sold all the trees, and thus a new industry was born. In 1901, Christmas tree farming began on a larger scale when a farmer in New Jersey planted 25,000 Norway spruce trees. He harvested and sold them just 7 years later for $1.00 per tree.
Who was the first person to make a video game?
Just as in every new technology or field of endeavor it is always a bit muddled as to who actually was first. Technology, in particular, is a field where small incremental changes come about and the field evolves. As to who make the first video game we will take a look at different stages of video games from the first game played on a cathode ray tube to the first mass produced arcade game and finally the first console game system that was sold to consumers. All three of these steps were important developments that brought video games to where they are now.