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Birth of Bill
Bill Gates was born on October 28th 1955 -
Harvard
Enters Harvard as pre-law -
Gates and Allen “Microsoft"
Gates and Allen attempt to get the trademark of Microsoft, and sends open letter to computer hobbyists -
MITS Deal
Gates calls MITS and offers to develop software for the MITS Altair. Resulting in his first leave of absence from school to start working on the software Micro-Soft. -
Microsoft in Albuquerque
Gates takes his second leave of absence from Harvard to set up in Albuquerque -
1 Million
Microsoft’s sales exceed a wopping $1 million. -
Microsoft Relocates to Bellevue
headquarter movies to Bill Gates hometown -
MS-DOS Launch
Microsoft launches new system -
Youngest Billionaire
At age 31 becomes youngest billionaire, and meets future wife -
Bill gets married
Melinda and Bill are pictured here on their wedding day on January 1st, 1994. -
Richest Man
Bill Gates becomes the richest man at 39 and with a fortune of $12.9 billion. -
Top Seller
Gates publishes another best-selling book, Business at the Speed of Thought. -
Bill Steps Down
Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer takes over -
Knigthood
Queen Elizabeth presents Knighthood to Gates -
Bill Gates Finally "Graduates"
Gates “graduates” from Harvard; the university awards him with an honorary degree. He also gives the comencement spech -
No Longer the Richest
Despite his growing fortune he is no longer the the richest man.
