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Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
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Viking 2 becoms the second mechanical visitor to land on Mars.
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A 7.5 earthquake in Tangshan, China kills about 242,000.
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The first report of AIDs is published.
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Microsoft becomes incorporated.
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Microsoft stock is goes public.
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Microsoft creates and launches Windows 3.0, it became the first widely successful Windows.
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A sheep called Dolly becomes the first cloned animal in the world.
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The Mars Pathfinder lands on Mars.
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Mother Teresa dies after several year of charity work that affected the world.
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Terrorists hijack and crash several planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon, killing thousands.
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Microsoft launches Windows XP, a program that allows easy use at home and professional enviroments.
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Microsoft launches the Xbox gaming system.
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Microsoft launches the Microsoft Office system, a group of programs including Word and Excel.
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A massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean has a death toll ranging from 250,000 to 310,000 people.
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Microsoft launches the Xbox 360 gaming system.
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Microsoft announces a 20 billion dollar tender offer and allows an additional share repurchase program.
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Microsoft launches Windows Vista and 2007 MIcrosoft Office system worldwide.
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Bill Gates ends his daily role at Microsoft to extend his time at the Bill and Melinda Foundation.
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Barack Obama becomes the forty fourth president of the United States as well as the first African American president.
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Microsoft launches Windows 7, a program that allows more customizing options and information.
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Microsoft launches the Windows Phone 7, a mobile operating system.
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Microsoft launches the Kinect for the Xbox 360. The Kinect allows the players movements to be recorded and acted out by the in game character.
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Japan is hit by a 9.0 earthquake followed by a tsunami. This is the largest earthquake to ever his Japan and it left thousands dead or missing.
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Microsoft ends its aquisition with Skype.
