Forbes is an American business magazine that was launched in September 1917 by the Scottish-born financial journalist B. C. Forbes, who had worked for the Hearst newspapers. It covers business, finance, investing, technology and leadership, and its motto described it as a capitalist tool. The magazine is best known for its annual rankings, such as the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans, first published in 1982, and the lists of billionaires, powerful women and top companies. It remained in the Forbes family for decades, and in 2014 a majority stake was sold to an investment group based in Hong Kong. Forbes has also developed a large online presence and a system that lets outside contributors publish on its website.
Before and after
- 7 June 1917Founding of Lions Clubs International
- 17 July 1917Rise of House of Windsor
- from 1 September 1917 to 25 October 1917Russian Republic
- 11 September 1917Birth of Ferdinand Marcos
- 15 September 1917Launch of Forbes
- from 29 September 1917 to 20 October 1917Operation Albion
- from 19 October 1917 to 3 November 1917Battle of Moon Sound
- from 24 October 1917 to 19 November 1917Battle of Caporetto
- from 25 October 1917 to 25 December 1991Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
More in Science & technology
- 1923Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
- 1927Hubble–Lemaître law
- 1936Alan Turing defines the universal machine
- from 1939 to 1946Manhattan Project
- from c. 1940s to 1960sGreen Revolution
- 1944Avery, MacLeod and McCarty show that DNA carries genes
The era
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