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Howard and Leila Buffett have a baby boy on August 30, 1930, named Warren.
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Howard Buffett runs for the Nebraska Republican Party after entering his name to run against the favored Democrat. On November 3, 1942, after lots of campaigning, Buffett's father wins.
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Warren Buffet ends Middle school, and starts high school. He has a paper route and makes all of his money from it. When he was committing crimes and being mischievous at the end of his middle school career, his parents threatened to take away his only source of income, which was the paper route. He continues to throw papers as well as read them through high school.
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Warren Buffett attends the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton business school.
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Warren Buffett learns about the insurance industry and invests in 350 shares of GEICO. Graham did not approve of his investment but he did it anyway.
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Warren and Susie go on a date after his sister Bertie set them up
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The wedding day took place the same day of the 1952 flood, and Warren was called into the National Guard but was relieved of his duty for that day.
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Susie and Warren have their first child and named her Susan Alice
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He started selling stock to his family and friends, but people did not take him seriously.
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Warren Buffett and his family move to New York and he starts his new job working for Ben Graham.
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Susie listens to a door-to-door missionary as she was going into labor, and Howard came the next morning.
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The Buffett's' move into their new home on Farnam Street in Omaha. He still lives in this house today.
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A week after the Buffetts move into their new home Warren's third and final child, Peter Buffett is born.
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Howard Buffett dies and Warren is deeply affected by the loss.
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Warren buys so many shares of Berkshire Hathaway he has control of the company. Buffett is elected chairman and then finally takes over the company.
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Buffett forms a holding company with Charlie Munger and David Gottesman to invest in different businesses specifically in the retail industry.
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Buffett goes to see Martin Luther King Jr. speak at Grinnell College, changing his thoughts on the civil rights struggle.
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Berkshire Hathaway becomes the owner of the Omaha Sun, and Buffett had bigger goals to be a publisher on a national level.
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Buffett and Munger met her at the Washington Post headquarters. The would later go on to become very good friends, and she has a great impact on his life.
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Susie Jr. marries Dennis Westergard . Kay Graham was invited to the event.
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Susie starts her singing career at Omaha's French Cafe.
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Warren Buffett and Kay Graham are rumoured to have a relationship, and Susie still has yet to come back to New York. Susie stays away from Warren, and continues to pursue her singing career.
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August of 1977 Howie Buffett gets married to Marcia Sue Duncan.
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Susie tells Warren that they would stay married, but she set him up with her friend Astrid to help take care of him.
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Warren Buffett spends a lot of his time with Kay Graham, and is invited to her black-tie events. Here he meets lots of powerful people.
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In 1985 Buffett finally shuts down the Berkshire Textile Mills
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Buffett enjoys the Coca-Cola drink, and decides to start investing in it.
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Buffett acquires the remaining part of GEICO
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In 2004 Buffett's good friend Bill Gates gets elected as a director for Berkshire.
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Buffett's first wife Susie dies of a stroke, deeply affecting Warren
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In 2006 Buffett announces that he will be giving away 80% of his fortune to five foundations, the largest portion going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Buffett announces to shareholders that he is looking for a successor for Berkshire Hathaway.
