Facebook expanded to the United Kingdom on this day – March 10 – in 2005.
The University of Surrey, the University og Cambridge and the University of Oxford were the first three British schools to gain access to Facebook.
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Category Archives: 0930 – Today in History
Facebook expanded to the
Hannah Fry was born
on this day in 1984
Hannah Fry — the British academic and television presenter — was born on this day — February 21, 1984 — in Harlow, England.
She is a Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
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Google Maps was launched
on this day in 2005
Google Maps was launched on this day – February 8 – in 2005.
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Facebook was launched
on this day in 2004
Facebook was launched on this day – February 4 – in 2004. During its first days of operation, Facebook was only available to Harvard students.
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Admiral William J. Crowe was born
on this day in 1925
William J. Crowe – the American four-star admiral who served as the 11th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom – was born on this day – January 2, 1925 – in La Grange, Kentucky.
He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Stanford University, and Princeton University.
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