Bill Gates

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Bill Gates born?October 28, 1955
2. Where was Bill Gates born?Seattle, Washington, USA
3. What is Bill Gates known for?Bill Gates co‑founded Microsoft, a company that made computers and software available to people in homes and offices. His work helped bring computers to many desks around the world.
4. Why did Bill Gates leave Harvard?He left Harvard in 1975 to start Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen, hoping to create software that could run on many different computers.

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