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Steve Jobs is Born
On February 24th 1955, Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California. -
Steve's First Job
Steve Jobs, 13 at the time, calls Bill Hewlett and gets a summer job at the HP factory. -
A Business Partner
Steve Jobs meets Steve Wozniak, 5 years older, through a mutual friend. Woz and Steve share a love of electronics, Bob Dylan, and pranks. -
The Friends' First Business
Steve and Wozniak build and illegally sell 'blue boxes' that allow to make phone calls for free. -
Apple Begins
Steve and Woz start assembling Apple I computers in the Jobses' garage, and sell them to computer hobbyists. -
Apple Goes Public
Apple goes public, increasing Steve Jobs' net worth from dozens of millions of dollars to over $200 million -
The First Mac
The Macintosh is launched in great fanfare at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting. -
Steve Loses his Job
The Apple Board forces Steve out of his executive duties, and his job. -
Pixar
Jobs buys the computer division of George Lucas' ILM for $10 million and incorporates it as Pixar. -
CEO of Pixar
Steve starts focusing more on Pixar before Toy Story is released. He becomes President & CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. -
Back to Apple
As apple's CEO causes Apple much financial pain, Jobs is re-hired as CEO. -
Cancer
Steve Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but stubbornly refuses any modern medical treatment for months. He tries alternative diets instead -
Removing the Tumor
Steve Jobs finally has his pancreatic tumor removed by surgery. -
Changing Apple
In his most memorable keynote presentation ever, Steve introduces iPhone and announces the company's name change from Apple Computer Inc. to Apple Inc. to better reflect its new nature. -
The Last Keynote
Jobs presents his last keynote speech as Apple CEO at the World Wide Developer Conference on June 6th 2011. -
Steve's Resignation
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple, with the words 'I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.' Tim Cook becomes Apple CEO -
Steve's Death
Steve Jobs dies at home, surrounded by his family.
