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Elon Musk Was Born.
Elon Musk was born June 28th, 1971 in Pretoria South Africa. -
Elon Musk Moved to America.
In 1995, Elon Musk moved to America after living in Canada for a short time. -
Zip2 Was Founded
In 1995, Zip2, a company that sold maps and business directories to online newspapers, was founded. -
Elon Musk Earned His Bachelors Degree
In the year 1997, Elon Musk earned his bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania. His degree is in physics and economics. -
Zip2 Was Sold
In February, 1999, Zip2 was sold and Elon Musk made $22 million from the sale. -
X.com Was Founded
March, 1999, X.com, which later became PayPal, was founded. -
SpaceX Was Founded
Elon Musk founded SpaceX on March 14th, 2002. -
X.com Was Sold
Elon Musk earned over $100 million on October 3rd, 2002, after X.com/PayPal was sold. -
Elon Musk Became the Largest Shareholder in Tesla
In February 2004, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder of Tesla with a $6.5 million investment. -
HyperLoop Proposed
Elon Musk proposed the idea of the Hyperloop, basically a really fast train that could carry 30 people 350 miles per hour between multiple different locations, later on, Elon announced that he was too busy to go along with development with the Hyperloop, so it has been scrapped as a concept -
The Falcon Heavy Was Launched
SpaceX first launched their greatest rocket yet, the Falcon Heavy, on February 6th, 2018. It was designed to carry 117,000 pounds, twice as much as its largest competitor. -
Cybertruck Was Announced
Tesla introduced the Cybertruck on November 21st, 2019, which has had its release date pushed back more and more since. -
Elon Musk Became the Richest Person on Earth
Elon Musk Became the Richest Person on Earth on September 21st, 2021. -
Elon Musk Bought Twitter
Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter on October 27th, 2022 after spending $44 billion.