McDonald's Time line by THERESA COURTS https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo en-us 2018-04-10 14:03:23 UTC 2025-11-09 16:00:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Mcdonald's is started in 1948 in California by two brothers tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250278187 2018-04-10 14:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250278187 In 1960 there were 228 McDonald's spreading across the country tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250280286 2018-04-10 14:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250280286 McDonald's first began to expand internationally in 1967 with the opening of a restaurant in Canada. tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250281176 2018-04-10 14:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250281176 Today, McDonald's is in 122 countries. The sun never sets on the Golden Arches. (somewhere with a McDonald's is always in daylight at any given time.) tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250282369 2018-04-10 14:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250282369 By 1971, McDonald's expanded internationally with restaurants in Australia, Japan, Germany, Costa Rica, Panama, Guam, and the Holland. tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250283346 2018-04-10 14:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250283346 By 1978, McDonald's has 5,000 stores in Japan, and in 15 countries internationally. tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250284908 2018-04-10 14:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250284908 By 1980, McDonald's in in over 20 foreign countries. tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250289197 2018-04-10 14:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250289197 The number of countries with McDonald's stores nearly doubled from 59 in 1991 to 114 in late 1998. tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250290537 2018-04-10 14:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250290537 tcourts1 https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250318964 2018-04-10 15:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tcourts1/fc4m2qta4mxo/wish/250318964