This Day in History: FedEx launches their first overnight delivery service

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – On this day in 1973, Federal Express, now known as FedEx, launched its first overnight delivery service right here in Memphis.

With just 14 jets and fewer than 400 employees, the company delivered only 186 packages on its first night.

But founder Frederick W. Smith had a vision – using Memphis as a central hub to move packages faster than ever before…

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