Steve Jobs Timeline By 242845 Feb 24, 1955 Steve Jobs was born and adopted in San Francisco, California Jan 1, 1972 Graduates from Homestead High School Jan 1, 1977 Apple releases the Apple II. Jan 1, 1980 Apple goes public. Jan 1, 1980 Apple III is launched. Jan 1, 1984 Apple introduces the first Macintosh. Jan 1, 1985 Steve Jobs was fired from Apple Jan 1, 1985 Steve Jobs creates Next Jan 1, 1985 Steve Jobs got the National Medal of Technology and Inovation. Jan 1, 1986 Steve Jobs buys Pixar Jan 1, 1988 Next releases its first computer. Jan 1, 1991 Steve marries Laurene Powell. Jan 1, 1995 Pixar releases Toy Story Jan 1, 2001 Apple releases their first iPod Jan 1, 2003 The iTunes store is released. Jan 1, 2007 The first iPhone is released Jan 1, 2009 Steve gets a liver transplant Jan 1, 2011 Steve Jobs resigns Jan 1, 2011 Walter Issacson publishes Steve Job’s biography. Oct 5, 2011 Steve Jobs dies