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Cameron Winklevoss
1981Aug, 21

Cameron Winklevoss

Cameron Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
Cameron Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American cryptocurrency and Bitcoin investor, Olympic rower, entrepreneur, and founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange. He competed in the men's pair rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics with his identical twin brother and rowing partner, Tyler Winklevoss. Winklevoss and his brother are known for co-founding HarvardConnection (later renamed ConnectU) along with Harvard classmate Divya Narendra. In 2004, the Winklevoss brothers sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the popular social networking site Facebook. In addition to ConnectU, Winklevoss also co-founded the social media website Guest of a Guest with Rachelle Hruska. Forbes estimates that each twin has a cryptocurrency holding of $1.4 billion.

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Events on 1981

  • 20Jan

    Iran hostage crisis

    Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
  • 27Apr

    Computer mouse

    Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
  • 27Jun

    Mao Zedong

    The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
  • 7Jul

    Sandra Day O'Connor

    U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • 15Sep

    Sandra Day O'Connor

    The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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