Sam Walton

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
03/29/1918	The Entrepreneur is Born!	Sam Walton is born in Kingfisher, Arkansas to Thomas Gibson and Nancy Lee Walton.
05/15/1937	Eagle Scout	Became the youngest Eagle Scout in Arkansas he was in 8th grade when he got the award.
02/14/1943	Married	He worked at a mutual workplace as his future wife they met here. 10 months later they got married.
07/02/1962	First Wal-Mart	The first Wal-Mart is open in Arkansas in the year 1962. This would lead to a total of 15 Wal-Marts in Arkansas in the same time period.
10/31/1969	The Wal-Mart Chain	Wal-Mart went from a store only in Arkansas from Wal-Mart to Wal-Mart Store Incoporated. Which would leads to its fame around the U.S.
08/22/1979	One Billion	Wal-Mart reaches one billion dollars made. A huge accomplishment for a retailer to reach in such a short time.
03/17/1992	Presedential Medal of Freedom	George H.W. Bush inducted Sam Walton into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame.
04/05/1992	The End To A Great Legacy	Sam Walton passes away at 73 years old after suffering Myeloma or blood cancer.
04/13/1998	Very Influential	Got into Time's Magazine's top 100 influential people of th 20th Century.
09/03/2004	The Big Retailer	Wal-Mart became the biggest retailer in the world in 2004.
12/31/2004	One Million	Wal-Mart reaches over 1 Million Employees
02/01/2009	Mike Duke	Mike Duke suceeded Lee Scott as Chief Executive Officer and is the current C.E.O as of November 19, 2011.
02/01/2011	So Many Wal-Marts!	Walmart has over 8,300 stores worldwide with 4,300 in the U.S.
11/19/2011	The 50 States	Wal-Mart was in all states of U.S. the 50 th state being Vermont.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
03/29/1918 to 12/05/2011	Sam Walton	Legacy of Sam Walton