Founded after the Civil War, Sears, Roebuck & Company developed a catalog business that sold the latest dresses, toys, build-it-yourself houses, guns and even tombstones. It was Amazon more than a century before anyone had ever heard of a computer. On Monday October 14th, the company that pioneered selling everything to everyone, filed for bankruptcy. This morning Amazon stock price is over $1800 and Sears is .45 cents. History Is, You can change with it or get changed by it. This is confererence quality information without the expense report.