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Born
Sam Walton was born. -
Schooling.
University of Missouri -
Graduation.
Graduated in economics and became management trainee at JC Penny. -
Military.
Entered the military in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps -
Marriage.
Sam Walton married Helen Robson -
Franchising.
Left the army and took a franchise of Ben Franklin variety store. -
Openings!
Walton and his brother had opened 16 variety stores in Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. -
First Wal-Mart
First Wal-Mart was opened. -
Inaugurated.
The first Wal-Mart store was inaugurated in Rogers, Arkansas and was named the Wal-Mart Discount City store. The store was located at 719 West Walnut Street. -
Bringing in the money $
The Walton family owned 24 stores, ringing up $12.7 million in sales -
Walmart Goes National
"Mr. Sam" began to take Walmart national, proving his vision's widespread appeal. -
Trading with NY.
Wal-Mart shares began trading in the New York Stock Exchange. -
Expanding!
He had 800 stores. -
Supercenter.
The first Supercenter opened in Washington, Missouri -
Rewarding.
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the then President George H. W. Bush; Inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame -
Died.
Sam Walton died suffering from multiple myeloma, a kind of blood cancer, in Little Rock, Arkansas. -
$1 billion sale!
Walmart celebrated its first $1 billion sales week. -
Walmart to Canada!
Walmart expanded into Canada with the purchase of 122 stores. -
Expansion in China.
Walmart opened its first stores in China. -
LARGEST.
Walmart is today's largest company by revenue and the largest private employer in the world.
