FedEx 1983 Ten Year Anniversary Calendar
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FedEx 1983 Ten Year Anniversary Calendar |
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FedEx Facts as Listed in the Calendar.
| Jun 24, 1971 | Federal Express incorporated |
| Jul 10, 1972 | Began airmail route operations for US Postal Service |
| Apr 17, 1973 | Began operations serving 25 cities |
| May 13, 1974 | Broke 10,000 packages; count was 10,024 |
| Mar 1, 1975 | Opened first Courier Pak Service Center in Memphis |
| Jul 16, 1976 | Employees began massive letter writing campaign asking their Congressmen's support of regulatory reform. |
| Oct 1, 1976 | Began marketing Courier Pak |
| Mar 24, 1977 | Fred Smith testified before Senate Aviation Sub-committee, asked CAB for certificate public convenience and necessity |
| Aug 3, 1977 | Fred Smith testified before the Senate Aviation Subcommittee in support of regulatory reform |
| Nov 2, 1977 | U.S. House passed Air Cargo Reform Bill, which authorized purchasing larger aircraft |
| Nov 9, 1977 | President Carter signed Air Cargo Reform Bill; FEC filed for permission to fly larger aircraft |
| Dec 13, 1977 | Purchased seven 727's from United Air Lines with option for six more |
| Jan 14, 1978 | First 727 arrived |
| Jan 27, 1978 | Received grand award of Sales & Marketing magazine |
| Apr 12, 1978 | First stock issued over the counter. opened at $24 per share, closed at $31.50 |
| Jul 30, 1978 | Family Briefing beamed live by satellite to employees throughout the system-a first in the industry |
| Sep 1, 1978 | Colorado Springs Data Center opened |
| Oct 1, 1978 | Added Courier Pak Box and Tube to the list of services |
| Oct 6, 1978 | Bought four 737's from Boeing |
| Nov 29, 1978 | Broke 50,000 packages; count was 50,371 |
| Dec 28, 1978 | Stock traded on NYSE, symbol FDX |
| Jul 2, 1979 | Began joint service with Air Canada between 31 Canadian and 152 U.S. cities |
| Jul 3, 1979 | SuperHub groundbreaking |
| Aug 30, 1979 | First 737 arrived from Boeing |
| Nov 1, 1979 | Somerset Call Center opened |
| Dec 1, 1979 | Board of Directors approved purchase of four DC-10's |
| Jan 29, 1980 | Bought 250 Z-Vans |
| Mar 29, 1980 | First DC-10 christened |
| Jun 30, 1980 | Sacramento Call Center opened |
| Jun 1, 1980 | Announced plans to dispose of Boeing 737's |
| Jul 1, 1980 | First nosedock in operation at the SuperHub |
| Sep 1, 1980 | Pete Willmott became president |
| Nov 3, 1980 | Test marketing of Overnight Letter began |
| Nov 25, 1980 | Broke 100,000 packages; count was 100,331 |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Implemented COSMOS IIA |
| May 4, 1981 | SuperHub primary sort opened |
| Jun 1, 1981 | Overnight Letter went nationwide, First Express began |
| Jul 29, 1981 | Announced decision to participate in 1982 World's Fair |
| Aug 1, 1981 | Announced satellite communications plan |
| Aug 31, 1981 | Corporate Headquarters Complex groundbreaking |
| Sep 28, 1981 | SuperHub grand opening began |
| Oct 9, 1981 | Greenway Aviation Training Center dedicated |
| May 1, 1982 | FEC pavilion opened at the Worlds Fair |
| May 31, 1982 | Art Bass resigned |
| Jun 1, 1982 | POD billing implemented |
| Oct 10, 1982 | J. Vince Fagan Customer Service Center dedicated |
