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  2. History of Microsoft - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation. Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its current best-selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system; Microsoft Office, a suite of productivity software; Xbox, a line of entertainment of games, music, and video; Bing, a line of search engines; and Microsoft ...

  3. Toys "R" Us - Wikipedia

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    trukidsbrands .com (corporate) Toys "R" Us in Macy's Philadelphia flagship, 2024. Toys "R" Us [nb 1] is an American toy, clothing, and baby product retailer owned by Tru Kids (doing business as Tru Kids Brands) and various others. The company was founded in 1948; its first store was built in April 1948, with its headquarters located in ...

  4. Prohibition in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In one study of more than 30 major U.S. cities during the Prohibition years of 1920 and 1921, the number of crimes increased by 24%. Additionally, theft and burglaries increased by 9%, homicides by 13%, assaults and battery rose by 13%, drug addiction by 45%, and police department costs rose by 11.4%.

  5. Ethanol fuel in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States became the world's largest producer of ethanol fuel in 2005. The U.S. produced 15.8 billion U.S. liquid gallons of ethanol fuel in 2019, and 13.9 billion U.S. liquid gallons (52.6 billion liters) in 2011, [1] [2] an increase from 13.2 billion U.S. liquid gallons (49.2 billion liters) in 2010, and up from 1.63 billion gallons ...

  6. History of Apple Inc. - Wikipedia

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    History of Apple Inc. Current Apple Inc. logo, introduced in 1998, discontinued in 2000, and re-established in 2014 [1] Apple Inc., originally named Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates and markets consumer electronics and attendant computer software, and is a digital distributor of media content.

  7. History of Nintendo - Wikipedia

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    The history of Nintendo is from 1889 to the present, starting as a playing-card company to eventually becoming a multinational video game conglomerate. It has always remained headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. [1] Nintendo was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards.

  8. Nike, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Nike, Inc. (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment , with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.

  9. Nintendo Entertainment System - Wikipedia

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    The Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the Family Computer ( FC ), [note 1] commonly referred to as Famicom. [note 2] It was redesigned to become the NES, which was released in American test markets on October 18, 1985, and was ...