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At the age of 11, Warren Buffett purchases his first stock, 6 shares of Cities Service for $38 a share. He ended up selling the shares for $40 each.
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Warren Buffett files his first tax return at the age of 13. He deducts $35 for his bike as a work expense.
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Warren graduates from Columbia University with a masters degree in economics at the age of 21.
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In 2006, Buffett announces he's giving away more than 80% of his entire fortune, $37 billion, to charity. The largest donation was to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
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In 2012, Buffett disclosed he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He treatment in July, and completed his treatment in November.
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In February 2013, Warren Buffett purchases H. J. Heinz with private equity group 3G Capital for $28 billion. Duracell and Kraft later merged with Heinz in 2015.
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Buffett launches Drive2Vote in 2016, a website intended to help encourage citizens of Nebraska to vote.
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Warren Buffett owned approximately 81 million shares of IBM stock in 2017. He announced he would be selling "some" of his shares of IBM stock.
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In 2017, Warren Buffett increased his investment in Apple by 3% and became Bank of America's largest shareholder.
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In early 2018, JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway announce their plans to create a new healthcare company for U.S. employers.
