| Unit | Bill Gates Timeline  X |
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| 1955 |
[1955.10.28] William Henry Gates III is born in Seattle
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| 1967 |
[1967] Gates is enrolled in the Lakeside School
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| 1968 |
[1968] Begins programming computers at age 13.
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| 1971 |
[1971] Create a computerized schedule of classes
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| 1973 |
[1973] Enters Harvard as a pre-law major
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| 1975 |
[1975.02] Develope programming Language BASIC
[1975.04] Founds Microsoft Corp with Paul Allen.
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| 1977 |
[1977] Become president of Microsoft.
[1977.01] Takes a leave of absence from Harvard
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| 1979 |
[1979] Headquarters are relocated to Bellevue, Wash.
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| 1980 |
[1980] Contract with IBM for operating system
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| 1981 |
[1981] Chairman of the Board of Directors for Microsoft.
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| 1983 |
[1983] Paul Allen leaves Microsoft
[1983] Microsoft releases 'Word 1.0'
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| 1986 |
[1986] Microsoft goes public.
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| 1990 |
[1990] Microsoft releases 'Windows 3.0'
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| 1992 |
[1992] Microsoft releases Windows 3.1
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| 1993 |
[1993] Releases Windows NT, Office 4.0
[1993] Microsoft releases Windows NT
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| 1994 |
[1994] Gates marries Melinda French
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| 1995 |
[1995] Microsoft releases Windows 95
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| 1998 |
[1998] Microsoft releases Windows 98
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| 2000 |
[2000] Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
[2000] Microsoft releases Windows 2000
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| 2001 |
[2001] Microsoft releases Windows XP
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| 2005 |
[2005.03.02] Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
[2005.12.18] Time Magazine's "Person of the Year"
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| 2007 |
[2007] Microsoft releases Windows VISTA
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| 2008 |
[2008.06.27] Retires from day-to-day work at Microsoft to concentrate on philanthropy.
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| 2009 |
[2009] Microsoft releases Windows 7
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