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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett launch 'Giving Pledge' campaign

The Giving Pledge is a campaign to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. As of 2018, the pledge has 175 signatories, either individuals or couples; from 22 different countries. Most of the signatories of the pledge are billionaires, and their pledges total over $365 billion.

Andrew Morton publishes controversial book about Princess Diana

The love affairs of both Diana and Charles were exposed in 1992 when Andrew Morton published his book, Diana: Her True Story. The book, which also revealed the Princess's allegedly suicidal unhappiness, caused a media storm.

Imre Nagy is executed

Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers on two occasions. Nagy's second term ended when his non-Soviet-backed government was brought down by the Soviet invasion that succeeded the failed Hungarian Revolution and resulted in Nagy's execution on charges of treason two years later.

Roosevelt launches New Deal program

The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States from 1933-36 in response to the Great Depression. It included support for farmers, the unemployed, youth and the elderly as well as new constraints and safeguards on the banking industry and efforts to re-inflate the economy after prices had fallen sharply.

IBM is founded

At the time of its founding, IBM was called the “Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company” and was only renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware, middleware and software, and offers hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Pepsi-Cola original trademark is approved

The original trademark application for Pepsi-Cola was filed on September 23, 1902, with registration approved after nine months. The patent describes Pepsi-Cola as a flavoring syrup for soda water. This trademark expired on April 15, 1904.

Ford Motor Co. is incorporated

The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family which, despite minority ownership, still have the majority of the voting power.

Apache leader Geronimo is born

Geronimo, "the one who yawns", was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. Geronimo's raids and related combat actions were a part of the prolonged period of the Apache–United States conflict, which started with American settlement in Apache lands following the end of the war with Mexico in 1848.

Adam Smith, a pioneer of economic science, is born

Adam Smith was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment era. Smith is best known for two classic works: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments.

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