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Birth of William Henry Gates III
Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 1955. (He is 60 years old now.) -
First Computer
It was during the spring term of 1968, at Lakeside Prep School that Bill Gates first used a computer. The exact date is unknown. -
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College
Bill Gates goes to college at Harvard University and drops out junior year to create Microsoft and "graduated" in 2007. -
Arrested
Gates was once arrested in New Mexico, in 1975. He was driving without a license and ran a red light. -
Excellent Job, Microsoft!
Gates placed himself as the head of Microsoft, which grossed approximately $2.5 million in 1979. Gates was only 23. -
A Favor
In November 1980, IBM was looking for software that would operate their upcoming personal computer (PC) and approached Microsoft. The date is unknown. -
Windows is launched
In November 1985, Gates and Microsoft launched Windows. The date is unknown. -
Bill-Ions!
In 1987, Bill Gates became a billionaire when the stock raised to $90.75 a share. !$$!$$$$$!$$!!!!!!$!$! -
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House is built
Bill Gates' house is built. The dates are unknown. The 66,000 sq ft. Gates estate in Washington took seven years and $63 million to build. Half a million board-feet of lumber went into the construction of the opulent property, which features a trampoline room with a 20-foot ceiling, a reception hall to accommodate up to 200 guests, 24 bathrooms, six kitchens and more. -
Marriage
On January 1, 1994, Melinda French and Bill were married in Hawaii. -
Codex Leicester
One of Gates' biggest splurges was the Codex Leicester, a collection of writings by Leonardo da Vinci. He acquired the codex at a 1994 auction for $30.8 million. -
Book Created
In 1999, he wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The exact date is unknown. -
Bill Gates steps down as Microsoft's chairman
Bill Gates stepped down from the position of Microsoft chairman in February 2014. The exact date is unknown.
