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Birth
Bill gates was born in Seattle, Washington. -
Enters Harvard as pre-law major
He decided to switch focus and went through the hardest math + computer science courses. -
Develops software
Gates calls MITS, maker of the first personal computer, to make software for it. MITS accepts his offer for $3,000 and royalties. Then Gates starts making software called micro-soft. -
TIME magazine
IBM approached Microsoft to write the BASIC interpreter for its upcoming personal computer, the IBM PC. -
Bill's Partner
Bill's partner Allen leave the company due to Hodgkin's disease. -
Youngest Billionaire
At age 31, Gates becomes the youngest billionaire ever. He meets his future wife, Melinda French, at a Microsoft event in New York. -
Corbis
Corbis is based in Seattle, Washington, that sells and otherwise distributes photography and film footage. -
Marriage
Bill marries Melinda and ends up having 3 kids with her. -
Richest Man
Coming in at 12.9 billion Bill Gates becomes the richest man in the world. -
Pies
In Belgium, on his way to meet business and government leaders, Bill is hit in the face with a pie by Noel Godin who is know for doing this to high profile targets. -
Stepping down
He steps down from CEO of Microsoft and has his right hand man Steve Ballmer take his place. -
Graduating
Gates “graduates” from Harvard. The university awards him with an honorary degree.
