Harland David "Colonel" Sanders By clemsonfan1212 Sep 9, 1890 Harland Sanders was born in Henryville Clarke County, Indiana Jan 1, 1896 Harland's father dies Jan 1, 1900 Sanders gets his first job Jan 1, 1930 Sanders begins selling people chicken at his rest stop in Corbin, Kentucky Jan 1, 1935 Given the Colonel title Apr 18, 1952 Sanders begins franchising KFC Jan 1, 1964 Harland Sanders sells the company to a group of investors for $2 million but still actively promotes KFC Dec 16, 1980 Sanders dies. All Kentucky state flags fly at half staff for around four days.
