Warren Buffet TL

Buffet is born

Aug 30, 1930

Buffet is born in August 30th, 1930

Buffet's first investment

Mar 10, 1941

At 11 years old, Buffet made his first investment, buying three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38 per share

Enrolled at Columbia University

Apr 6, 1950

Buffett enrolled at Columbia Business School to study under Benjimen Graham

Buffet graduated college

Aug 19, 1950

Buffet graduates from the University of Pennsylvania.

Worked under a mentor at Graham-Newman-Corp

Mar 30, 1951

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

Apr 14, 1969

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

Jan 9, 1989

Following Berkshire Hathaway's significant investment in Coca-Cola, Buffett became director of the company from 1989 until 2006

Buffet giving away his fortune

Feb 20, 2006

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

Jul 4, 2012

In 2012, Buffett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Buffett launched Drive2vote

Mar 18, 2016

In 2016, Buffett launched Drive2Vote, a web site aimed at encouraging people in his Nebraska community to exercise their right to vote