Best Buy - Richard M. Schulze and a business partner opened Sound of Music
Time: Monday Aug 22, 1966
Place: St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Details: On August 22, 1966, Richard M. Schulze and a business partner opened Sound of Music, an electronics store specializing in high fidelity stereos in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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