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Birth
Sam Walton was born in kingfisher Oklahoma -
He went to college
After high school he went to university of Missouri -
He served in the military
He was an army captain and was stationed stateside because of a heart condition -
Married
Sam Walton married Helen -
Sam Walton opened the land-mark Five and Dime
Losing his lease he opened a self-service Ben Franklin at Bentonville Arkansas -
Walmart
opens the first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas -
stock
Sam took Walmart public with an offer of 300,000 shares that traded over the counter the first offering -
Richest man in America in that time
Forbes magazine name Sam Walton as the richest man in America -
Business expansion
Walmart had sales of over one billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America -
Sam's club
The first Sam's Club opened in Midwest City, Oklahoma. -
Retailer
Walmart positioned as the nation's #1 retailer -
Mexico
Opens first international store with Club Aurrera in Mexico City -
Died
The cause of death was cancer -
Family
He gave his company to his family -
Business
Walmart made 100 billion sales