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Buffet is born
Buffet is born in August 30th, 1930 -
Buffet's first investment
At 11 years old, Buffet made his first investment, buying three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38 per share -
Enrolled at Columbia University
Buffett enrolled at Columbia Business School to study under Benjimen Graham -
Buffet graduated college
Buffet graduates from the University of Pennsylvania. -
Worked under a mentor at Graham-Newman-Corp
he sold securities for Buffett-Falk & Company for three years, then worked for his mentor for two years as an analyst at Graham-Newman Corp. -
Developed Berkshire Hathaway
Despite the success of Buffett Partnership, its founder dissolved the firm in 1969 to focus on the development of Berkshire Hathaway -
Became director of company
Following Berkshire Hathaway's significant investment in Coca-Cola, Buffett became director of the company from 1989 until 2006 -
Buffet giving away his fortune
In June 2006, Buffet made an announcement that he would be giving his entire fortune away to charity, committing 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. -
Buffet is diagnosed with prostate cancer
In 2012, Buffett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. -
Buffett launched Drive2vote
In 2016, Buffett launched Drive2Vote, a web site aimed at encouraging people in his Nebraska community to exercise their right to vote