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William Henry Gates is born to attorney.
He is born at Oct 28,1955 and he is raised in Seattle. -
Gates enters Harvard as a pre-law major, but soon shifts focus.
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Gates takes his first leave of absence from school to start working on the software venture he refers to as Micro-Soft.
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Gates and Allen register the trademark "Microsoft"
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Microsoft`s year-end sales exceed $1 million.
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Microsoft announces Windows as an extension of its MS-DOS operating system.
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At age 31, Gates becomes the youngest billionaire ever.
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Gates weds with Melinda Gates; the couple goes on to have three children
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In July, at age 39 and with a fortune of $12.9 billion, Gates becomes the world`s richest man.
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Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft.
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William Henry Gates and Melinda Gates Foundation is formed, merging the William H.
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Gates "graduates" from Harvard ; the university awards him with an honorary degree.
