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Events on Friday 18 June 1971 1
1971Federal Express FoundedFred Smith incorporates an overnight air-cargo companyFred Smith incorporated Federal Express in Little Rock, Arkansas, based on a business plan he had written as a Yale undergraduate. The company pioneered the hub-and-spoke model for overnight package delivery when operations began in 1973. It grew into FedEx, one of the world's largest logistics companies.