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Birth
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in Dobbs Ferry, New York, into a comfortable, well-educated family. -
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Creation of His First Computer Software
When he was about 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet." -
Creates Synapse
While still in high school, he created an early version of the music software Pandora, which he called Synapse. Several companies—including AOL and Microsoft—expressed an interest in buying the software, and hiring the teenager before graduation. He declined the offers. -
Creates Coursematch
Allowed users to make class selection decisions based on the choices of other students and also to help them form study groups. -
Creates FaceMash
It let students select the best looking person from a choice of photos. -
Launches Facebook
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room on February 4, 2004. -
Launches Facebook Platform
On May 24, 2007, Zuckerberg announced Facebook Platform, a development platform for programmers to create social applications within Facebook. -
The Social Network
A movie based on Zuckerberg and the founding years of Facebook, The Social Network was released on October 1, 2010, and stars Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg. -
Giving Pledge
On December 9, 2010, Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and investor Warren Buffett signed a promise they called the "Giving Pledge", in which they promised to donate to charity at least half of their wealth over the course of time. -
Marries Priscilla Chan
On May 19, 2012, Zuckerberg and Chan married in Zuckerberg's backyard in a celebration also marking her graduation from medical school.
