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Which online bookstore, launched in July 1995 by Jeff Bezos out of a garage in Bellevue, Washington, became one of the first major retail websites on the World Wide Web?
Answer
Amazon
Jeff Bezos launched Amazon in July 1995, initially selling only books. Within its first month it had sold to customers in all 50 U.S. states and 45 countries. Amazon was originally going to be called 'Cadabra' before Bezos settled on the name of the world's largest river.
💡 Did you know?
Jeff Bezos originally planned to name Amazon 'Relentless.com' — type that URL today and it still redirects to Amazon.com.
Other options people guess
- eBay
- CDW
- Buy.com
Topics
- 1990s
- e-commerce
- internet
- amazon
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