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Bill Gates Birth
On October 28th, 1955 Bill Gates was born. -
Bill Gates High school graduation
Bill Gates's high school graduation happened in the Autumn of 1973. -
Bill Gates enrolls at harvard
Bill Gates shortly after graduating from high school enrolls and is let into Harvard. -
Bill Gates drops out of college
Bill Gates dropped out in 1975 and pursued his dream of his company. -
The creation of Microsoft
As soon as Bill Gates dropped out of college he started the company Microsoft on April 4th, 1975. -
The first Microsoft computer
Bill gates and his friend Allen released the first Microsoft computer was called the Altar Basic. It was sold to MITS of Albuquerque New Mexico on February 1st, 1975. -
The First windows
Bill released the first version of Windows (windows 1) was released to the public on the 20th of November, 1985. -
The first Microsoft Office
The first-ever version of Microsoft Office was released in November 19, 1990. -
Windows 95 was released
Bill Gates on August 24th, 1995 released Windows 95 to the public. (Hints the name). -
Steve Ballmer named CEO
Bill Gates friend, Steve Ballmer was named CEO of Microsoft on January 13, 2000. He would go on to retire in 2014. -
Bill gates steps down
Bill Gates step down as CEO of Microsoft on January 13, 2001. -
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was created in 1994 but he started his main contributions in early 2000. -
50 Million contributed
They donated 50,000,000 dollars to the (GAIN) foundation or Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. -
Two-Trust Structure
Bill creates a Two-Trust structure that distibutes money to grantees. -
HIV prevention
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated to China to prevent the HIV disease in 2007.