Richard “Dick” J. McDonald (February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice “Mac” McDonald (November 26, 1902 – December 11, 1971) were two early American fast food pioneers, originally from Manchester, New Hampshire, who established the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1940.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and_Mac_McDonald

The McDonald’s History – 1954 to 1955

Raymond Albert Kroc 1902-1984, A Salesman

Ray Kroc mortgaged his home and invested his entire life savings to become the exclusive distributor of a five-spindled milk shake maker called the Multimixer. Hearing about the McDonald’s hamburger stand in California running eight Multimixers at a time, he packed up his car and headed West. It was 1954. He was 52 years old.

Dick and Mac McDonald’s Restaurant, San Bernardino, California

Ray Kroc had never seen so many people served so quickly when he pulled up to take a look. Seizing the day, he pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants to the brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, convinced that he could sell eight of his Multimixers to each and every one. “Who could we get to open them for us?” Dick McDonald said.

“Well,” Kroc answered, “what about me?”

http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/mcd_history_pg1.html

MTV began in the 80’s to show videos, but i’m not sure who started it, if i find out, i’ll post it. 🙂

MTV -(Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to show music videos