YouTube - YouTube launched officially
Time: Thursday Dec 15, 2005
Place: U.S.
Details: Following a $3.5 million investment from Sequoia Capital in November, the site launched officially on December 15, 2005, by which time the site was receiving 8 million views a day.
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Feb, 2006 - San Mateo, California, U.S.
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Monday Dec 3, 2018 - San Mateo, California, U.S.
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2012 - San Mateo County, California, U.S
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May, 2005 - California, U.S.
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Monday Feb 14, 2005 - San Mateo, California, United States
On This Day - 15 December
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Sunday Dec 15, 1799 - Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
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Tuesday Dec 15, 1840 - Paris, France
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Friday Dec 15, 1922 - Westerham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Wednesday Dec 15, 1937 - Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Prince Charles-Baptism
Wednesday Dec 15, 1948 - Buckingham Palace, London, England
December 2005
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Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 - London, England
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New York Stock Exchange-NYSE's governing board voted to merge with rival Archipelago
Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 - New York City, New York, U.S.
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Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 - U.S.
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Thursday Dec 8, 2005 - Japan
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Thursday Dec 8, 2005 - Miami, Florida, U.S.
2005
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2005 - Tokyo, Japan
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2005 - Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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2005 - Egypt
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2005 - France
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2005 - Paris, France