McGraw-Hill: landmarks

Chronology

This chronology is indicative only. Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline on this site.

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1849 Henry Varnum Poor becomes editor of The American Railroad Journal

1860 founds Poor & Son

1865 publishes annual Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States

1888 James H. McGraw buys American Journal of Railway Appliances

1899 McGraw establishes the McGraw Publishing Company

1902 John Hill establishes The Hill Publishing Company

1909 merger of McGraw and Hill book publishing arms

1916 Poor company enters bond rating business

1917 merger of McGraw and Hill journal publishing arms with incorporation of McGraw-Hill

1920 McGraw-Hill buys Newton Falls Paper Company

1920 establishes presence in the UK

1920 launches specialist publications such as Bus Transportation

1928 buys AW Shaw Co

1929 becomes public company

1929 launches BusinessWeek

1941 Poor merges with Standard Statistics

1944 McGraw-Hill buys Embassy Book Company of Toronto, subsequently McGraw-Hill Canada

1947 buys Gregg group

1953 buys Platt oil industry newsletters

1961 buys FW Dodge Corporation

1963 establishes foreign language-publishing unit

1966 buys Standard & Poor's, competing with Dun & Bradstreet

1970 buys Ryerson Press, Canadian publisher dating from 1829

1972 buys television stations in San Diego, Bakersfield, Indianapolis (WRTV) and Denver

1979 survives takeover bid by American Express

1986 buys customs agent CJ Tower & Sons

1989 buys WG Carroll customs agents

1989 establishes Primis Custom Publishing in partnership with Eastman Kodak and Tribune

1991 buys WN Proctor Company and Castelazo & Associates customs agents

1992 buys Geo. S Bush & Co and Union Brokerage agents

1995 McGraw-Hill Canada sells French language interests to Les Éditions de la Chenelière

1995 buys UCB Canada customs agents

2000 buys Canadian Bond Rating Service

2001 sells customs agency operations to Federal Express

2001 buys Frank Schaffer Publications from Torstar

2001 Platt buys the oil sector interests of Pearson-controlled FT group

2003 Pearson buys S&P ComStock real-time information service for US$115m

2003 McGraw-Hill sells 45% stake in McGraw-Hill building for US$450m