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Bill gates was born in Seattle, Washington.
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He decided to switch focus and went through the hardest math + computer science courses.
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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.
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IBM approached Microsoft to write the BASIC interpreter for its upcoming personal computer, the IBM PC.
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Bill's partner Allen leave the company due to Hodgkin's disease.
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At age 31, Gates becomes the youngest billionaire ever. He meets his future wife, Melinda French, at a Microsoft event in New York.
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Corbis is based in Seattle, Washington, that sells and otherwise distributes photography and film footage.
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Bill marries Melinda and ends up having 3 kids with her.
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Coming in at 12.9 billion Bill Gates becomes the richest man in the world.
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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.
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He steps down from CEO of Microsoft and has his right hand man Steve Ballmer take his place.
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Gates “graduates” from Harvard. The university awards him with an honorary degree.
