<P> On May 3 , 1960 , Kroc assisted Christopher Boulos in opening a McDonald 's franchise in DeKalb , Illinois . By 1965 , the McDonald 's at 805 W. Lincoln Highway sold over 4 million burgers and 1,000,000 pounds ( 450,000 kg ) of fries . Boulos was the first Greek - American McDonald 's franchise operator . </P>
when did mcdonald 's sell 1 million burgers
By 1965