Sam Watons history

By eb34

  • Sam Walton was born

    Sam was born March 29, 1918 in Kingfisher OK,

  • Walton goes to college

    Sam goes to college at The University of Missouri

  • Sam graduates

    Sam graduated with a B.A in Economics at the University of Missouri

  • Walton's first job in the sales department

    Sam gets his first job at JC Pennies as a sales trainee

  • Goes to the military

    Sam was drafted to The United States Army and served as a communication officer in the Army Intelligence Corps

  • Retires from JC Pennies

    Sam retires from JC pennies

  • Sam is released from Military

    Sam is released from the military and not long after his wife had their first child. They now have 4 kids all together

  • Sam Walton gets his first store

    Sam's father-in-law gave him $25,000 to open his first variety store at the age 26 after retiring from the military

  • The Variety Store is sold

    He then sells his first store

  • Walmart opens

    Sam opened his very first Walmart in Rogers Arkansas and the company was officially incorporated and registering $12.7 billion in sales

  • First Walmart

    He creates the first Walmart

  • Walmart gets big

    Walmart had sales over 1 billion dollars and over 300 stores in North America

  • Sam has passed

    Sam Walton died April 5, 1992 but his company Walmart continues to grow to this day