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The term useful idiot, for a foolish person whose views can be taken advantage of for political purposes, was used in a British periodical as early as 1864. [3] In relation to the Cold War, the term appeared in a June 1948 New York Times article on contemporary Italian politics ("Communist shift is seen in Europe"), [1] citing the Italian Democratic Socialist Party's newspaper L'Umanità []. [4]
Gates Sr., who now guides the strategic direction of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also reminisced about a family tradition, when his two daughters and son would accompany their parents ...
William Henry Gates II [1] (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader.He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), [2] and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. [3]
Gates Family; Ian Allen/Gates Notes Bill Gates (left) in 1973 and now Microsoft founder Bill Gates is telling his “origin story” in his own words with the memoir Source Code , being released ...
Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and investor Warren Buffett each signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge", which is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth, over the course of time, to charity.
Two of Gates' kids have graduated from Lakeside School and his youngest child is currently enrolled there. The annual cost to attend Lakeside School is $33,280 a student for the 2017-2018 school year.
Noël Godin (born 13 September 1945) is a Belgian writer, critic, actor and notorious pie thrower or entarteur. [1] Godin gained global attention in 1998 when his group ambushed Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Brussels, pelting the software magnate with pies.
William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94.