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Sidney Buffett moved to Omaha to join his maternal grandfather, a key point in the oracle's history
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Son of Sidney
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Ernest beats out his larger brother Frank in the competition for Henrietta and had 5 children.
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Warren's grandmother was admitted into the Nebraska state insane asylum.
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Warren's father entered the world
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Astrid Menks was born in West Germany
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Went on his first date with Susan Thompson after his sister set them up
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Wrote to his Aunt asking for her permission to proceed farther with Susan
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By the end of 1951 he had gained 25% on his wealth, from $9,804 to $19,738.
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Warren wrote an article titled "The Security I Like Best" this article got the attention of Bill Rosenwald and he offered him a job in money management in NYC
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Warren Marries Susan
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Dan Cowin approached Warren about buying Berkshire stock and he did even after 9 years of losses
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By 1965 this ownership took up one-third of their portfolio
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DRC was a holding company that specialized in retail and Bufett ownded 80% of it.
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Warren and Susan hit the $8-10 million mark and Susan wanted him to slow down so her family would like him but he did not comply
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Buffett permanently shut down the King Philip division of the cotton industry and ended the cotton industry in Rhode Island
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Susan gets her first gig at Omaha's French Cafe
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They bought the daily newspaper as there largest purchase to date at $35.5 million
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Buffett was innocent of buying the daily news just to put the Courier out of business
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By the end of 1980 Buffett and Munger have suffered $10 million in losses
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stock-option repricing cost Buffett a fortune
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Take notice of Buffett claiming he is a simple Midwesterner while he was hanging around top tier celebrities
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Warren adds howie to the board saying he will become non-exec chairman after Warren's death
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His stock doubled and he was now worth over $8.5 billion
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Their donations which had previously been $3.5 million a year now doubled to around $7 million
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General Re which had previously been terrible for Buffett and almost ruined his reputation had turned it around and posted a profit in 2003
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Warren receives a book on the Korean market. Just what he was looking for, a not well known and undervalued market. He taught himself the number system and sifted and sorted through the Korean accounting system
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Susan Buffett tragically passes away in her hospital bed
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Osberg traveled to Omaha to speak to Warren about donating to the Gate's foundation and really got him thinking about making a donation.
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Buffett donated 85% of Berkshire Hathaway stock--- worth $37 billion. Five of every six shares would go to the Gates foundation. No donation this large has ever happened in philanthropic history.
