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Day in Tech History: October 28, 1955: Happy Birthday Bill Gates

Day in Tech History: October 28, 1955: Happy Birthday Bill Gates

Update: 2019-10-28
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1955 – William Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates has a son. William Gates III was born in Seattle, WA. Bill Gates, of course, went on to start Microsoft. Bill was CEO of Microsoft until he retired in 2008. In 2000, he started the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.





Interestingly enough, 30 years later in 1985, Bill Gates put Microsoft up for IPO. That’s a birthday present…






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Day in Tech History: October 28, 1955: Happy Birthday Bill Gates

Day in Tech History: October 28, 1955: Happy Birthday Bill Gates

Jeffrey Powers