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Notable Achievements at Age 35
Fall of the Berlin Wall (catalyst)
The 1989 revolutions and the fall of the Berlin Wall prompted Merkel's sudden shift from science to politics.
Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science by Dartmouth
Dartmouth College awarded Murati an honorary Doctor of Science degree for contributions to technology and AI (June 9, 2024).
First child born (Levi Joseph)
Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner's first son was born in March 2021.
Launched podcast as part of MIT course 6.S099 (Artificial Intelligence Podcast)
Started The Artificial Intelligence Podcast in 2018; later expanded scope and renamed the show.
Married Boonsri Dickinson
Married journalist/filmmaker Boonsri Dickinson in San Francisco.
Shopify IPO (public listing on NYSE/NASDAQ)
Shopify went public (major liquidity event and company milestone).
Historic milestone — first Mexican American woman to create/produce/write/star in US primetime comedy
With Cristela airing, Alonzo became the first Mexican American woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own American primetime comedy.
24 Hours of Le Mans class win (Aston Martin Racing, GTEAm)
Achieved a class victory at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans driving for Aston Martin Racing in the GTEAm class.
Named to Time 100; featured on Forbes cover
Recognized in Time's '100 Most Influential People' (2012) and featured on the cover of Forbes with the tagline 'The $1 Trillion Opportunity.'
Braintree acquired Venmo
Braintree purchased person-to-person payments app Venmo for $26.2 million.
Becomes the first openly lesbian host of a US prime-time news program
With her MSNBC prime-time show, Maddow became the first openly gay or lesbian anchor to host a major U.S. prime-time news program.
Launched Flickr (product launch)
Ludicorp launched Flickr, a photo‑sharing and online community website, early in 2004; marked a major pivot from the game project.
Founded Salesforce (from San Francisco apartment)
Launched Salesforce with the mission slogan 'The End of Software' and pioneered delivering CRM via the web (SaaS).
Married Ellen Binder
Marriage to documentary photographer Ellen Binder (NYT wedding announcement).
Published the first website (info.cern.ch)
Published the first website that described the World Wide Web project and how to set up servers and browsers (20 December 1990).
TV debut of Mr. Bean
First appearance of Mr. Bean in a Thames Television half-hour special broadcast New Year's Day 1990; character later ran 1990–1995 on television.
Seinfeld series premiered on NBC
Seinfeld (originally The Seinfeld Chronicles) premiered; Seinfeld starred as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.
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