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Bill Gates
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Bill Gates

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William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986 and the subsequent increase in its sto…

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Melinda French Gates
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Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she attended Duke University, wher…

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On This Day

10 events
2021
Mexico_City_Metro
Twenty-six people are killed and ninety-eight are injured after an elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapses.
2007
Disappearance_of_Madeleine_McCann
Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal; she has never been found.
1999
Kargil_War
The Kargil War initiates when Indian forces detected the infiltration of Pakistani forces in Indian-administered Kargil, a city in Jammu and Kashmir.
1999
Doppler_on_Wheels
A Doppler on Wheels team measured the fastest winds recorded on Earth, at 143.6 m/s (321 mph; 517 km/h), in a tornado near Bridge Creek, Oklahoma.
1971
Erich_Honecker
Erich Honecker became First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the governing party of East Germany.
1963
Birmingham,_Alabama
Police in Birmingham, Alabama, used high-pressure water hoses and dogs against civil-rights protesters, bringing scrutiny on racial segregation in the southern United States.
1960
Off-Broadway
The Off-Broadway show The Fantasticks premiered, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical, with 17,162 performances across 42 years.
1947
Constitution_of_Japan
A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain fundamental rights, and relegating the Japanese monarchy to a purely ceremonial role.
1945
World_War_II
Second World War: The German ocean liner Cap Arcona, afloat in the Bay of Lübeck with thousands of concentration camp survivors on board, was attacked and sunk by the Royal Air Force.
1942
World_War_II
Second World War: Japanese forces began an invasion of Tulagi and nearby islands in the British Solomon Islands, enabling them to threaten and intercept supply and communication routes between the United States and Australasia.

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