Founds Shaolin Wahnam
Sifu Wong founds the Shaolin Wahnam School of kung fu and qigong. The school is named after his two most influential teachers Sifu Lai Chin Wah and Sifu Ho Fatt Nam. He states that the aim for founding the school is:
[to transmit] genuine Shaolin Kungfu, Shaolin Chi Kung and Shaolin philosophy.
Opens pub
Houser opens the Peachtree pub in Columbus, Georgia. He runs the business for one year and six months before selling it as a going concern:
This establishment was the first “oldies bar” in Columbus and the first to have a live jazz band. This business was sold as a going concern and continued profitably for more than ten years thereafter.
Starts venture capital firm with Eugene Klein
Perkins founds Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of the first venture capital firms with Eugene Klein. Later, Frank Caufield and Brook Byers joined the firm, eventually becoming named partners.
Founds SPLC
Bond helps found the Southern Poverty Law Center, a public-interest law firm based in Montgomery, Alabama, and serves as its president for eight years and as an emeritus board member until his death.
Formation
Europe begins its first official joint scientific venture. The acronym CERN is derived from the French “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire”, meaning European Organization for Nuclear Research. Its purpose is to study the basic building blocks of physics: the atom.
Founding
Papers formally establishing Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited) are signed in the Gresham Hotel, Brisbane. The company, based in Winton, is registered with McMaster as Chairman.