The online auction website eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar.
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Microsoft purchased Nokia for $7.2 billion.
Dennis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world record speed exceeding 300 mph on the Bonneville Flats, Utah, US.
John Brallier became the first openly paid professional American Football player when he was paid $10 to play a match.
The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary war.
