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BILL GATES foundation

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March 19th 2014
In 1997, the foundation started as the William H. Gates Foundation . It had initial gift of $94 million. The foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after a merger with the Gates Learning Foundation in 2000 when the Gates gave an additional US$126 million. During the foundation's following years, funding grew to 2 billion. On June 15, 2006, Gates announced his plans to t ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more