125 Years of Stability!

We are celebrating our 125th birthday and hope you enjoy it too! We will have special videos and activities to make this celebration even more special. So we hope you stick around and see all the fun celebrations that are yet to come!

April - Sports

May - Civics

June - Food

July - Entertainment

August - Home/Real Estate

September - Commerce

October - Technology

November - Transportation

December - Mystery

BOE Galaga

Galaga is a Hall of Fame video game that everyone enjoys! Try our own specialized version and see if you can win this amazing game! Use the arrow keys to move left and right, and the spacebar to fire at the burgers or use the buttons below! Just make sure you click on the game once you start it! This game is only playable on desktop computers

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1898

Bank of England is founded in England Arkansas, opening their doors on August 8 with a capital stock of $10,000.

Bank of Englands first building

1901

Australia becomes one commonwealth after the six colonies combine to the country that we know today

1903

The first World Series is played in Boston, starting one of the longest running American sports league

1907

Ford motor company opens its first factory, being the first to mass produce automobiles.

Ford's first factory

1913

The U.S. Federal Reserve is created as the central banking system of the United States.

1924

Frozen vegetables that we know today were invented to make vegetables last longer and more readily available across the world.

1928

Bubble Gum is invented by Walter Diemer, called Dubble Bubble, a new type of flavored gum

Dubble Bubble inventor Walter Diemer

1940

Bugs Bunny makes his first appearance in 'A Wild Hare' on July 27th

A Wild Hare

1946

The NBA or National Basketball Association is created with only 11 teams and a 60-game schedule.

1955

Rosa Parks remains seated, becoming a national hero and helping push the equality movement.

1962

The first Wal-Mart is started in Rogers Arkansas, by Sam Walton being called 'Wal-Mart Discount City'

1970

Aerosmith is formed in Boston starting one of the most iconic rock bands

Aerosmith

1984

The first Macintosh computer is introduced at the price of $2,495 starting the age of home computers.

Steve Jobs with the first macintosh computer

1990

ABC Family is created to be a very well know family television channel, with shows like 'Pretty Little Liars' and 'Power Rangers'

1997

The Florida Marlins win the world series only 4 years after the team was started

2005

Youtube.com is started with over 2 million video views each day, becoming the biggest online video sharing site.

Youtube as it looked in 2005

2010

Space X is the first commercial company to dock with the International Space Station. They did this with their Dragon 1 capsule, carrying vital supplies for the ISS.

A dragon capsule attached to the International Space Station

2015

The Super Bowl 50 takes place at Levi's Stadium in California, with the Denver Broncos winning against the Carolina Panthers

2019

The Challenger Deep goes on the deepest sea dive ever recorded, going 35,768ft deep inside the Mariana Trench near the Philippines

The Challenger Deep, on a ship

2023

Bank of England Mortgage celebrates its 125th birthday!

BOE 125 Logo

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