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Birth
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. to William H Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates -
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Life So Far
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DISCLAMER*******
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Enrolled at Lakeside Prep
When he became 13 he was enrolled at the Lakeside Preparatory School. -
Microsoft is founded
The first instance of Microsoft was made by Gates and Paul Allen. Originally Micro-soft but the hyphen was removed a year later. -
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Bill's Time at Microsoft
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Microsoft is a Registered Company
On November 26, 1976 the trade name Microsoft was fully registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico. Atfer that point Bill drops out of Harvard to work with Paul in Microsoft. -
Microsoft Becomes an Independent business
MIcrosoft became fully independent in late 1976 and continued to develop computer software. -
1977 Arrest
Bill was arrested in New Mexico for a traffic violation. Picture above is his mugshot of the event -
Company's main base moves to Bellevue Washington
In January 1979 the whole of Microsoft moved to Bellevue Washington. -
Windows is released
The first retail version of Windows is released. -
Bill is Titled as The Youngest Self-made Billionare
Net worth surpasses 1.25 billion just days before his 32nd birthday. He is titled this by Forbes Magazine. -
America VS. Microsoft
A court case where Microsoft was accused of monopolization. The picture is of him giving his deposition at the case. -
Bill Marries Melinda French
Bill Married Melinda French on January 1st 1994. -
Influence In The 20th Century
Time Magazine recognized Bill Gates as one of the 100 most influencial people of the 20th century. -
Gates Steps Down From Being The CEO of Microsoft
Steps down from CEO to become a chairman and Chief Software Architect, a position he made for himself, and is replaced by Satya Nadella shown in the picture above. -
Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation is Created
Bill and his wife Melinda combine the William H Gates foundation with 3 other family foundations to create the Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation. -
Second Most Generous
Both Bill and Melinda are named the second most generous philanthropists in America. -
Last Full-time Day
Gates' last full-time day was on June 27, 2008. -
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Post-Microsoft
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Silver Buffalo Award
Bill was Given the Silver Buffalo Award by The Boy Scouts Of America for his service to the youth. -
Net Worth Surpasses The GDP of Iceland
In 2014 Bill total net worth surpassed Iceland's GDP (Gross Domestic Product). -
Carlos Slim Surpasses Bill For The No. 1 Richest person
Carlos Slim becomes the richest person alive in june 2014. Surpassing Bill Gates. -
Participates In The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
[Click Here For The Video](www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS6ysDFTbLU) Bill releases video of him doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after Mark Zuckerberg challenges him to do so.
