Glen Bell

Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (died 2010)

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Born: September 3, 1923
Died: January 16, 2010
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1923

About Glen Bell

Glen William Bell Jr. was an American restaurateur who founded Taco Bell. Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010) was an American restaurateur who founded Taco Bell. After the Marines, he started his first hot dog stand 'Bell's Drive-In', in San Bernardino in 1948. In 1962, he went solo and sold the El Tacos to his partner and opened his first Taco Bell in Downey, California. Galardi later founded the Wienerschnitzel hot dog chain.

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Glen Bell timeline

1923Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010) was an American restaurateur who founded Taco Bell.
1948After the Marines, he started his first hot dog stand 'Bell's Drive-In', in San Bernardino in 1948.
1962In 1962, he went solo and sold the El Tacos to his partner and opened his first Taco Bell in Downey, California.

The world when Glen Bell was born

Glen Bell was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Glen Bell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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