History: March 6 (#2)

History: March 6 (#2)
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March 6, 2018 Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.

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On March 6, in the year 2018: Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the w orld's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth. Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American businessman, the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company.

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Why March 6, 2018 matters: Forbes names Jeff Bezos as t he world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: March 6, 2018 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital r evolution has connected billions while reshaping politics and culture; climate change has emerged as a defining crisis; and new powers have risen to challenge the world order that followed the Cold War. The event on this day: Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)