Today in History:
1942:Â American industrialist Henry Ford patents plastic automobile construction.
2000:Â Bill Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft making Steve Ballmer the new CEO
Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 together with Paul Allen.
Born on this day:
1949:Â Rakesh Sharma: Indian military pilot and astronaut, First Indian to go in the space
Gone on this day:
1941:Â James Joyce: Irish author. Writer of the novel Ulysses
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