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born in Seattle, WA
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introduced to computer programming
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Bill gates began attending Harvard studying Math and Comp Sci
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Bill Gates decided to drop out of harvard
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"to develop a basic operating system for their new microcomputers"
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IBM begins using Microsoft's operating system
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Bill gates became the youngest billionaire
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Revolutionary use of GUI instead of Text
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Bill Gates marries Melinda French
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Major breakthrough and dominate OS for years until early 2000s
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12.9 Billion becomes richest man
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Microsoft shifts towards internet from software
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No longer CEO of Microsoft leaving it to Steve Ballmer
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Queen Elizabeth II bestows an honorary knighthood on Gates
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No longer richest man due to philanthropy
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