Bill gates

Biographical Timeline of Bill Gates

By LeighW
  • Born in Seattle, Washington

    Born in Seattle, Washington

    to William and Mary Gates
  • Period: to

    Date

  • Served as congressional page for the U.S. House of Reps

    Served as congressional page for the U.S. House of Reps

    U.S. House of Representatives
  • Graduated Lakeside School

    Graduated Lakeside School

    Lakeside School
  • Enrolled at Harvard College

    Enrolled at Harvard College

  • Worked for the Honeywell company, dropped out of Harvard

    Worked for the Honeywell company, dropped out of Harvard

    Honeywell
  • Co-founded Micro-Soft

    Co-founded Micro-Soft

    with fellow Lakeside alumnus Paul Allen
  • Microsoft moves to Bellevue, Washington

    Microsoft moves to Bellevue, Washington

  • Gates becomes President and Chairman of the Board of Microsoft

  • Microsoft releases the 1st retail version of Windows

    Microsoft releases the 1st retail version of Windows

  • Became world's youngest self-made billionaire

    Became world's youngest self-made billionaire

  • married Melinda French

    married Melinda French

  • The Road Ahead is published

    The Road Ahead is published

    Co-authored book
  • Named one of three of Time Magazine's Persons of the Year

    Named one of three of Time Magazine's Persons of the Year

    Time Magazine

  • Changed full-time work from Microsoft to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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