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Warren Buffett is born
Warren Edward Buffet is born in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother was a homemaker and his father was a stockbroker. He was the middle child of two sisters. -
Buffett's first shares
At age 11, Buffett bought his first stock-- 3 shares of Cities Service Preferred. It taught him to have patience in investing because after selling the stock its price rose higher than his profit (day and month estimated). -
Buffett's father elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Because of his father, this meant his family moved closer to D.C., specifically Fredricksburg, Virginia. He then attended Woodrow Wilson High School (day and month estimated). -
Delivering Newspapers
Buffett's newspaper delivery job earned him $175 a month (at age 15). With the money, he bought 40 acres of farmland in Omaha for $1200 (day and month estimated). -
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Post High School Education
Buffett attended the University of Pennsylvania, University of Nebraska, and Columbia University to earn bachelor's and masters degrees in business (day and month estimated). -
Gaining Skills
Buffett attended Dale Carnegie public speaking classes since before, he had been terrified of public speaking (day and month estimated). -
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Buffett starts buying stocks of Berkshire Hathaway
He valued the textile company and started accumulating the stock (day and month estimated). -
Giving to Charity
Buffett gives the largest donation to charity in U.S. history when giving to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, supporting education, health, and communities in the PNW (day estimated). -
Health Problems
Buffet reveals he is diagnosed with prostate cancer. He went through radiation treatments from July to November. -
Political Influence
Buffett launches Drive2Vote campaign, to encourage Nebraskans to vote in the 2016 Presidential election.
