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Historical events when someone or something
bought
.
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AND `whenYear` <='3000'
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Tom Ricketts
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
2009
751465
0
1
751465
751465
0
751465
Sam Zell
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
2007
751464
0
1
751464
751464
0
751464
Tribune Company
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1981
751463
0
1
751463
751463
0
751463
Wrigley Company
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1921
751462
0
1
751462
751462
0
751462
Albert Lasker
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1916
751461
0
1
751461
751461
0
751461
Charles Weeghman
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1916
751460
0
1
751460
751460
0
751460
Charles Taft
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1914
751459
0
1
751459
751459
0
751459
Charles Murphy
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1905
751458
0
1
751458
751458
0
751458
James Hart
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1902
751457
0
1
751457
751457
0
751457
Albert Spalding
bought
Chicago Cubs
in
1882
751456
0
1
751456
751456
0
751456
Harriet Tubman
bought
property
in
1859
at: (
35.233,-80.85
)
747371
0
1
747371
747371
0
747371
eBay
bought
PayPal
on
10/15/2002
for US$1.5 billion in stock
746992
2
1
746992
746992
0
746992
Compaq Computer Corporation
bought
Zip2
on
2/15/1999
for US$307 million in cash and US$34 million in stock options
746985
2
1
746985
746985
0
746985
William R. Chaney
bought
Tiffany Co.
on
8/15/1984
746320
2
1
746320
746320
0
746320
Avon Products Inc.
bought
Tiffany Co.
on
11/15/1978
746318
2
1
746318
746318
0
746318
United States
bought
Alaska
on
3/30/1867
736027
3
1
736027
736027
0
736027
Frederick Douglass
bought
Cedar Hill
in
1878
714842
1
1
714842
714842
0
714842
General Motors
bought
Chevrolet Motor Company
on
5/2/1918
714776
3
1
714776
714776
0
714776
United States
bought
Louisiana Territory
on
4/30/1803
714667
3
1
714667
714667
0
714667
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus
bought
Spartacus
in
73BC
713809
1
1
713809
713809
0
713809
Venice
bought
Cyprus
on
3/14/1489
713448
4
1
713448
713448
0
713448
Pierre de Fermat
bought
office of a councillor at the Parlement de Toulouse
in
1630
713421
2
2
713421
713421
0
713421
Vivian Ridler
bought
Adana platen
in
1931
713247
1
1
713247
713247
0
713247
Sabine Zlatin
bought
a Farm
in
1929
713038
1
1
713038
713038
0
713038
Google
bought
Zynamics
on
3/1/2011
359889
3
0
359889
359889
0
359889
Ebay
bought
Zvents
on
12/11/2011
359888
3
0
359888
359888
0
359888
Yahoo
bought
Ztelic
on
7/18/2013
359887
3
0
359887
359887
0
359887
Yahoo
bought
Ztelic
on
7/18/2013
359886
3
0
359886
359886
0
359886
Symantec
bought
Zortech International
on
8/13/1991
359885
3
0
359885
359885
0
359885
Ebay
bought
Zong
on
7/7/2011
359879
3
0
359879
359879
0
359879
Google
bought
ZipDash
on
9/1/2004
359877
3
0
359877
359877
0
359877
Google
bought
Zingku
on
9/27/2007
359876
3
0
359876
359876
0
359876
Yahoo
bought
Zimbra
on
9/17/2007
359875
3
0
359875
359875
0
359875
Yahoo
bought
Zimbra
on
9/17/2007
359874
3
0
359874
359874
0
359874
Google
bought
Zetawire
on
8/1/2010
359873
3
0
359873
359873
0
359873
Google
bought
Zenter
on
6/19/2007
359869
3
0
359869
359869
0
359869
Apple Inc.
bought
Zayante
on
4/4/2002
359859
3
0
359859
359859
0
359859
Google
bought
Zave Networks
on
9/7/2011
359858
3
0
359858
359858
0
359858
Google
bought
Zagat
on
9/8/2011
359855
3
0
359855
359855
0
359855
Yahoo
bought
Yoyodyne
on
10/12/1998
359840
3
0
359840
359840
0
359840
Yahoo
bought
Yoyodyne
on
10/12/1998
359839
3
0
359839
359839
0
359839
Google
bought
YouTube
on
10/9/2006
359838
3
0
359838
359838
0
359838
Adobe systems
bought
Yellow Dragon Software-Tech[note 3]
on
11/10/2003
359825
3
0
359825
359825
0
359825
AOL
bought
Yedda
on
11/7/2007
359824
3
0
359824
359824
0
359824
Adobe systems
bought
YaWah
on
9/15/2008
359822
3
0
359822
359822
0
359822
Symantec
bought
XtreamLok
on
5/16/2005
359817
3
0
359817
359817
0
359817
Oracle
bought
Xsigo Systems
on
7/30/2012
359816
3
0
359816
359816
0
359816
CA Technologies
bought
XOSoft
on
7/12/2006
359815
3
0
359815
359815
0
359815
Yahoo
bought
Xoopit
on
7/22/2009
359814
3
0
359814
359814
0
359814
Yahoo
bought
Xoopit
on
7/22/2009
359813
3
0
359813
359813
0
359813
Yahoo
bought
Xobni
on
7/3/2013
359812
3
0
359812
359812
0
359812
Yahoo
bought
Xobni
on
7/3/2013
359811
3
0
359811
359811
0
359811
Apple Inc.
bought
Xemplar Education
on
1/8/1999
359808
3
0
359808
359808
0
359808
AOL
bought
Xdrive
on
8/3/2005
359807
3
0
359807
359807
0
359807
Berks County Trust Company
bought
Wyomissing Valley Bank, Temple State Bank, Mount Penn Trust Company, Reamstown Exchange Bank, Schuylkill Trust Company
in
1964
359806
1
0
359806
359806
0
359806
Yahoo
bought
WUF Networks
on
12/7/2004
359794
3
0
359794
359794
0
359794
Yahoo
bought
WUF Networks
on
12/7/2004
359793
3
0
359793
359793
0
359793
Yahoo
bought
Wretch
on
12/1/2006
359788
3
0
359788
359788
0
359788
Yahoo
bought
Wretch
on
12/1/2006
359787
3
0
359787
359787
0
359787
Cisco Systems
bought
Worldwide Data Systems
on
12/16/1999
359785
3
0
359785
359785
0
359785
Wachovia
bought
World Savings Bank
in
2007
359783
1
0
359783
359783
0
359783
Oracle
bought
Workforce Management Applications sam organization
on
12/1/2005
359779
3
0
359779
359779
0
359779
Google
bought
WIMM Labs
on
7/4/2005
359731
3
0
359731
359731
0
359731
CA Technologies
bought
Wily Technology
on
1/5/2006
359730
3
0
359730
359730
0
359730
M&T Bank
bought
Wilmington Trust
in
2011
359715
1
0
359715
359715
0
359715
AOL
bought
Wildseed
on
8/7/2005
358708
3
0
358708
358708
0
358708
Google
bought
Wildfire Interactive
on
8/1/2012
358707
3
0
358707
358707
0
358707
Apple Inc.
bought
WiFiSlam
on
3/23/2013
358695
3
0
358695
358695
0
358695
Google
bought
Widevine Technologies
on
12/3/2010
358694
3
0
358694
358694
0
358694
Symantec
bought
WholeSecurity
on
10/4/2005
358686
3
0
358686
358686
0
358686
Microsoft
bought
Wholesale drawing software
on
1/7/2000
358685
3
0
358685
358685
0
358685
Microsoft
bought
Wholesale computer software
on
6/7/1999
358684
3
0
358684
358684
0
358684
Microsoft
bought
Wholesale 3-D visualization software
on
2/28/1994
358683
3
0
358683
358683
0
358683
Symantec
bought
Whitewater Group
on
6/9/1992
358679
3
0
358679
358679
0
358679
Cisco Systems
bought
Whiptail
on
9/10/2013
358674
3
0
358674
358674
0
358674
Yahoo
bought
Whereonearth
on
10/18/2005
357539
3
0
357539
357539
0
357539
Yahoo
bought
Whereonearth
on
10/18/2005
357538
3
0
357538
357538
0
357538
Google
bought
Where2
on
10/1/2004
357537
3
0
357537
357537
0
357537
Ebay
bought
Where, Inc.
on
3/28/2011
357536
3
0
357536
357536
0
357536
Cisco Systems
bought
WheelGroup
on
2/18/1998
357532
3
0
357532
357532
0
357532
Electronic Arts
bought
Westwood Studios; other studios of?Virgin Interactive Entertainment
on
8/17/1998
357517
3
0
357517
357517
0
357517
Wachovia
bought
Westcorp Inc. (holding company for WFS Financial Inc and Western Financial Bank)
in
2006
357514
1
0
357514
357514
0
357514
Norwest Corp
bought
Wells Fargo Corp.
in
1998
357496
1
0
357496
357496
0
357496
AOL
bought
Weblogs, Inc.
on
10/5/2005
357491
3
0
357491
357491
0
357491
Cisco Systems
bought
Webline Communications
on
9/22/1999
357490
3
0
357490
357490
0
357490
Yahoo
bought
Webjay
on
1/9/2006
357489
3
0
357489
357489
0
357489
Yahoo
bought
Webjay
on
1/9/2006
357488
3
0
357488
357488
0
357488
Cisco Systems
bought
WebEx
on
3/15/2007
357487
3
0
357487
357487
0
357487
Yahoo
bought
Webcal
on
7/17/1998
357486
3
0
357486
357486
0
357486
Yahoo
bought
Webcal
on
7/17/1998
357485
3
0
357485
357485
0
357485
Microsoft
bought
Web music software
on
4/27/1999
357483
3
0
357483
357483
0
357483
Microsoft
bought
Web log analysis
on
5/15/2006
357482
3
0
357482
357482
0
357482
Oracle
bought
Web Content and Web Experience Management (WCM and WEM) Software
on
6/1/2011
357481
3
0
357481
357481
0
357481
IBM
bought
Web conferencing and communications
on
8/21/2007
357480
3
0
357480
357480
0
357480
Microsoft
bought
Web conferencing
on
4/30/2003
357479
3
0
357479
357479
0
357479
IBM
bought
Web Analytics
on
6/15/2010
357478
3
0
357478
357478
0
357478
Google
bought
Waze
on
6/11/2013
357476
3
1
357476
357476
0
357476
Google
bought
Wavii
on
4/23/2013
357466
3
0
357466
357466
0
357466
JPMorgan Chase
bought
Washington Mutual
in
2008
357452
1
0
357452
357452
0
357452
AOL
bought
WAIS Inc.
on
5/1/1995
357321
3
0
357321
357321
0
357321
First Union Corp.
bought
Wachovia
in
2001
357314
1
0
357314
357314
0
357314
Wells Fargo
bought
Wachovia
in
2008
357313
1
0
357313
357313
0
357313
Cisco Systems
bought
Vovida Networks
on
9/28/2000
357290
3
0
357290
357290
0
357290
Hewlett Packard
bought
VoodooPC
on
10/31/2006
357288
3
0
357288
357288
0
357288
Symantec
bought
Vontu
on
11/30/2007
357287
3
0
357287
357287
0
357287
Microsoft
bought
VoIP
on
8/29/2005
357284
3
0
357284
357284
0
357284
Oracle
bought
Voice portals
on
1/15/2002
357283
3
0
357283
357283
0
357283
Yahoo
bought
VivaSmart
on
6/30/2000
357282
3
0
357282
357282
0
357282
Yahoo
bought
VivaSmart
on
6/30/2000
357281
3
0
357281
357281
0
357281
Oracle
bought
Vitrue
on
5/23/2012
357275
3
0
357275
357275
0
357275
Hewlett Packard
bought
Vital Technology Pte Ltd
on
3/1/1997
357271
3
0
357271
357271
0
357271
Electronic Arts
bought
Vision Software
on
4/8/1998
357270
3
0
357270
357270
0
357270
Google
bought
VirusTotal.com
on
9/7/2012
357269
3
0
357269
357269
0
357269
Cisco Systems
bought
Virtuata
on
7/16/2012
357268
3
0
357268
357268
0
357268
IBM
bought
Virtualization Software
on
11/18/2008
357267
3
0
357267
357267
0
357267
Oracle
bought
Virtual Iron Software
on
5/13/2009
357266
3
0
357266
357266
0
357266
Oracle
bought
Virtual Directory Solutions
on
11/1/2005
357265
3
0
357265
357265
0
357265
CA Technologies
bought
Viking Data Systems, Inc.
on
6/3/1905
357247
3
0
357247
357247
0
357247
Cisco Systems
bought
Vihana
on
5/23/2005
357246
3
0
357246
357246
0
357246
CA Technologies
bought
Viewpoint DataLabs International, Inc.
on
10/29/1998
357245
3
0
357245
357245
0
357245
IBM
bought
Viewer for document management systems
on
9/19/2013
357243
3
0
357243
357243
0
357243
Google
bought
Viewdle
on
10/1/2012
357242
3
0
357242
357242
0
357242
Nokia
bought
Vienna Systems Corporation
on
12/18/1998
357241
3
0
357241
357241
0
357241
Microsoft
bought
Video search
on
11/22/2011
357240
3
0
357240
357240
0
357240
Microsoft
bought
Video games
on
4/6/2006
357239
3
0
357239
357239
0
357239
Microsoft
bought
Video game controllers
on
4/16/1996
357238
3
0
357238
357238
0
357238
Microsoft
bought
Video game advertising
on
5/4/2006
357236
3
0
357236
357236
0
357236
Yahoo
bought
Viaweb
on
6/8/1998
357147
3
0
357147
357147
0
357147
Yahoo
bought
Viaweb
on
6/8/1998
357146
3
0
357146
357146
0
357146
Electronic Arts
bought
VG Holding Corp.
on
10/11/2007
357145
3
0
357145
357145
0
357145
Hewlett Packard
bought
Vertica Systems, Inc.
on
3/22/2011
357142
3
0
357142
357142
0
357142
Cisco Systems
bought
Versly
on
8/29/2011
357141
3
0
357141
357141
0
357141
Hewlett Packard
bought
Versatest
on
6/16/1905
357140
3
0
357140
357140
0
357140
Symantec
bought
Veritas Software
on
7/2/2005
357133
3
0
357133
357133
0
357133
Symantec
bought
VeriSign?security business
on
5/19/2010
357132
3
0
357132
357132
0
357132
Hewlett Packard
bought
VeriFone
on
4/1/1997
357131
3
0
357131
357131
0
357131
Yahoo
bought
Verdisoft
on
2/11/2005
357130
3
0
357130
357130
0
357130
Yahoo
bought
Verdisoft
on
2/11/2005
357129
3
0
357129
357129
0
357129
Cisco Systems
bought
V-Bits
on
11/11/1999
357122
3
0
357122
357122
0
357122
Oracle
bought
Utility Billing and Customer Service Systems
on
11/3/2006
357106
3
0
357106
357106
0
357106
Oracle
bought
Utilities Application Software
on
4/24/2007
357105
3
0
357105
357105
0
357105
Cisco Systems
bought
Utah Street Networks
on
3/5/2007
357104
3
0
357104
357104
0
357104
AOL
bought
Userplane
on
8/13/2006
357102
3
0
357102
357102
0
357102
Nokia
bought
User Interface Design
on
8/20/1998
357101
3
0
357101
357101
0
357101
Symantec
bought
Urlabs
on
7/21/1999
341043
3
0
341043
341043
0
341043
Google
bought
Urchin Software Corporation
on
3/28/2005
341036
3
0
341036
341036
0
341036
Google
bought
Upstartle
on
3/9/2006
341034
3
0
341034
341034
0
341034
Yahoo
bought
Upcoming.org
on
10/4/2005
341033
3
0
341033
341033
0
341033
Yahoo
bought
Upcoming.org
on
10/4/2005
341032
3
0
341032
341032
0
341032
Ebay
bought
Up4Sale.com
on
7/16/1998
341031
3
0
341031
341031
0
341031
Oracle
bought
Universal Content Management, Digital Rights Management
on
11/1/2006
341024
3
0
341024
341024
0
341024
Norwest?Corp.
bought
United Bank of Denver
in
1991
341023
1
0
341023
341023
0
341023
Signet Banking Corporation
bought
Union Trust Bancorp
in
1985
340906
1
0
340906
340906
0
340906
Regions Financial Corporation
bought
Union Planters Corporation
in
2004
340903
1
0
340903
340903
0
340903
Berks County Trust Company
bought
Union National Bank (Pennsylvania)
in
1941
340902
1
0
340902
340902
0
340902
Wilmington Trust
bought
Union National Bank
in
1943
340901
1
0
340901
340901
0
340901
AOL
bought
Unblab
on
12/1/2010
340832
3
0
340832
340832
0
340832
CA Technologies
bought
Uccel
on
6/9/1905
340824
3
0
340824
340824
0
340824
BlackBerry
bought
Ubitexx
on
5/2/2011
340823
3
0
340823
340823
0
340823
Cisco Systems
bought
Ubiquisys
on
4/3/2013
340822
3
0
340822
340822
0
340822
AOL
bought
Ubique
on
9/22/1995
340821
3
0
340821
340821
0
340821
Bank of America
bought
U.S. Trust Corporation
in
2007
340820
1
0
340820
340820
0
340820
Firstar Corporation
bought
U.S. Bancorp
in
2001
340819
1
0
340819
340819
0
340819
Adobe systems
bought
Typekit
on
10/3/2011
340814
3
0
340814
340814
0
340814
Google
bought
TxVia
on
4/2/2012
340813
3
0
340813
340813
0
340813
Microsoft
bought
Two-factor authentication system
on
10/4/2012
340811
3
0
340811
340811
0
340811
Cisco Systems
bought
Twingo Systems
on
3/12/2004
340806
3
0
340806
340806
0
340806
Nokia
bought
Twango
on
7/24/2007
340800
3
0
340800
340800
0
340800
Symantec
bought
TurnTide
on
7/13/2004
340799
3
0
340799
340799
0
340799
BlackBerry
bought
Tungle.me
on
4/27/2011
340794
3
0
340794
340794
0
340794
Yahoo
bought
Tumblr
on
5/17/2013
340792
3
0
340792
340792
0
340792
Yahoo
bought
Tumblr
on
5/17/2013
340791
3
0
340791
340791
0
340791
AOL
bought
Truveo
on
1/10/2006
340788
3
0
340788
340788
0
340788
Hewlett Packard
bought
Trustgenix Inc.
on
11/30/2005
340787
3
0
340787
340787
0
340787
Hewlett Packard
bought
TruLogica
on
3/11/2004
340780
3
0
340780
340780
0
340780
Nokia
bought
Trolltech?(Qt Development Frameworks)
on
6/17/2008
340770
3
0
340770
340770
0
340770
Oracle
bought
TripleHop
on
6/1/2005
340764
3
0
340764
340764
0
340764
Hewlett Packard
bought
Trinagy Inc.
on
8/28/2001
340762
3
0
340762
340762
0
340762
Symantec
bought
Trik-Distributor Mgmt Utility[note 2]
on
11/8/1993
340761
3
0
340761
340761
0
340761
Hewlett Packard
bought
Triaton Gmbh
on
2/23/2004
340759
3
0
340759
340759
0
340759
Google
bought
Trendalyzer
on
3/16/2007
340755
3
0
340755
340755
0
340755
Hewlett Packard
bought
Trellis Software & Controls
on
8/1/1996
340754
3
0
340754
340754
0
340754
Microsoft
bought
Travel agency
on
3/11/2002
340749
3
0
340749
340749
0
340749
Oracle
bought
Transportation Management Solutions
on
9/1/2005
340748
3
0
340748
340748
0
340748
Symantec
bought
Transparent Logic Technologies
on
1/11/2008
340747
3
0
340747
340747
0
340747
Hewlett Packard
bought
Transoft Networks
on
5/4/1999
340745
3
0
340745
340745
0
340745
Cisco Systems
bought
TransMedia Communications
on
6/17/1999
340744
3
0
340744
340744
0
340744
Ebay
bought
Tradera
on
4/24/2006
340734
3
0
340734
340734
0
340734
Adobe systems
bought
Trade and Technologies France
on
4/21/2006
340733
3
0
340733
340733
0
340733
Hewlett Packard
bought
TOWER Software
on
3/31/2008
340730
3
0
340730
340730
0
340730
BlackBerry
bought
Torch Mobile
on
8/24/2009
340727
3
0
340727
340727
0
340727
Apple Inc.
bought
Topsy
on
12/2/2013
340723
3
0
340723
340723
0
340723
Cisco Systems
bought
Topspin Communications
on
4/14/2005
340722
3
0
340722
340722
0
340722
Oracle
bought
TopLink
on
1/1/2002
340720
3
0
340720
340720
0
340720
CA Technologies
bought
Top Secret - from?CGA Computer
on
6/7/1905
340718
3
0
340718
340718
0
340718
Google
bought
Tonic Systems
on
4/17/2007
340710
3
0
340710
340710
0
340710
Google
bought
TNC
on
9/12/2008
340642
3
0
340642
340642
0
340642
Cisco Systems
bought
Tivella
on
12/15/2006
340641
3
0
340641
340641
0
340641
BlackBerry
bought
tinyHippos
on
3/25/2011
340632
3
0
340632
340632
0
340632
CA Technologies
bought
Tiny Software
on
6/27/2005
340631
3
0
340631
340631
0
340631
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