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In Henryville Indiana
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The Founder of KFC
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Harland Sanders dad so he had to care for his siblings
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Dropped out of 6th grade because he needed to be there for his family
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Spends a year in Cuba
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it was a gas station in North Corbin Kentucky called Sanders court and cafe
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He attended Lombard College and graduated from it
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Sanders was given the title Colonel by the major because of his chicken being so notable
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Sanders had built Sanders Cafe seated 142 customers.and he realized it was Sanders fried chicken that was the most popular selection on the menu
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fire destroyed the eatery, which Sanders then rebuilt as both a restaurant and motel. For many years it served as a popular stop for travelers driving along what was then the major north-south route — US 25.
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Sanders began developing his distinctive appearance growing his trademark mustache and goatee and wearing a white suit and string tie.
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Colonel Sanders once said "Feed the poor and get rich or feed the rich and get poor.”
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Because of the new Interstate 75 reducing his restaurant's customer traffic he took $105 from his first Social Security check and began visiting potential locations for a new reasarant
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Sanders moved the headquarters of his growing company to Shelbyville Kentucky.
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Sanders sold the Kentucky Fried Chicken corporation for $2 million to a partnership of Kentucky businessmen headed by John Y. Brown Jr.. did not include his Canadian operations.
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Sanders moved to Mississauga Ontario to oversee his Canadian franchises and continued to collect franchise and appearance fees
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Kentucky Fried Chicken went public in 1966 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1969.
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Died of Pneumonia. He was buried in Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery.
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KFC was a small part of RJR Nabisco
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They bought it for a total of 850 million dollars.