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Jeff Bezos was born
Jeff Bezos was born in 1964, New Mexico. -
Bezos' Graduation
Jeff Bezos graduated from Princeton University in 1986. -
The youngest Vice President
Jeff Bezos became the youngest Vice President at D.E. Shaw's Investment Firm. -
Amazon Begins
Jeff Bezos quits his job at the investment firm to open an online bookstore called Amazon. -
Amazon Opened
Jeff officially opened Amazon.com in his garage with a few employees. -
Amazon's Net Sales
Amazon's net sales increase from $510,000 in 1995 to $600 million by the end of 1998. -
Amazon Takes the Lead
Amazon outpaced competitors become the number one e-commerce leader. -
Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin
Jeff founded Blue Origin then later bought a launch site in Texas where they soon will introduce spacecraft. -
Amazon Diversifies
Amazon begins to sell CDs, clothes, electronics, and toys. -
The Kindle was Released
Bezos released the Kindle. Three years later it surpassed the hard cover books. -
Amazon Net Sales Increase
By 2008 Amazon has a net sale of $19.1 billion. -
Jeff Bought the Washington Post
In 2013 Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post for $250 million. -
The Post Revenue Grows
Jeff hires hundreds of reporters, editors, and newspaper technology staff. By 2016 The Post has a ad revenue of more than $100 million. -
Blue Origin works with NASA
In 2019 NASA announced that Blue was one of 13 companies to collaborate to work on 19 technologies to send to the moon and Mars. -
New Glenn was launched
In 2020 New Glenn was launched into space. -
Jeff Bezos Steps Down
Jeff steps down from CEO of Amazon on July 5, 2021