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Born
Warren Buffet was born in Omaha, NE. -
Graduated
Graduated from Columbia with a Master of Science in Economics. -
Discovered Graham was on the board of GEICO insurance
He wanted to work on Wall Street, so he went to find Graham. He offered to work for him for free, but Graham refused. -
Daughter Born
Him and his wife, Susan Thompson, welcomed their first daughter, Susan Alice, into the world. -
Became Millionare
His three partnerships had an excess of $7,178,500, and $1,025,000 of it belonged to him. He merged the partnerships together. -
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Buffet became Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. -
Acquired Stock in Washington Post
He began to acquire stock in the Washington Post Company, and this led to the beginning of a friendship with Katharine Graham, who led the company. -
Salomon Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway purchased a 12% stake in Salomon Inc. They were then the largest shareholder. -
Salomon Inc. Scandal
Findings began to surface saying that people involved with Salomon Inc. weren't following the rules of the Treasury. -
$200,000 per Share
Berkshire Hathaway shares reached a price of $200,000 per share, and the company was worth $328 billion.
