>>> THE BILL GATES FILES <<<
*** DECLASSIFIED *** GATES COMPENDIUM *** CHRONOLOGICAL NUCLEAR *** PUBLIC RECORD *** DECLASSIFIED ***
CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE
Key dates and events compiled from public records
| YEAR | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 1955 | William Henry Gates III born in Seattle, Washington |
| 1968 | Gates begins programming at Lakeside School on a GE computer |
| 1973 | Enrolls at Harvard University |
| 1975 | Co-founds Microsoft with Paul Allen; drops out of Harvard |
| 1980 | Microsoft contracts with IBM to provide PC-DOS operating system |
| 1985 | Microsoft launches Windows 1.0 |
| 1986 | Microsoft goes public; Gates becomes a billionaire at age 31 |
| 1987 | Gates listed as youngest self-made billionaire in history |
| 1990 | Microsoft launches Windows 3.0; Federal Trade Commission begins inquiry |
| 1994 | Marries Melinda French; creates William H. Gates Foundation |
| 1995 | Windows 95 launch; becomes world's richest person |
| 1998 | United States v. Microsoft Corp antitrust trial begins |
| 1999 | Net worth reaches $100 billion during dot-com bubble |
| 2000 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation established with $42.9B endowment |
| 2001 | Microsoft antitrust settlement reached with DOJ |
| 2005 | Awarded honorary knighthood (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2006 | Announces transition from full-time Microsoft role |
| 2008 | Leaves day-to-day operations at Microsoft; focus shifts to foundation |
| 2010 | The Giving Pledge launched with Warren Buffett |
| 2011 | First documented meeting with Jeffrey Epstein |
| 2013 | Cascade Investment begins large-scale US farmland acquisitions |
| 2014 | Steps down as Microsoft chairman |
| 2015 | TED Talk warns about global pandemic preparedness |
| 2017 | Becomes largest private farmland owner in the United States |
| 2019 | Epstein relationship becomes subject of media scrutiny |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic; Gates Foundation pledges billions for vaccine efforts |
| 2021 | Divorce from Melinda French Gates announced; Epstein connections reported as factor |
| 2022 | Pledges to donate majority of wealth; net worth ~$113B |
| 2024 | Gates Compendium documents compiled and released publicly |
| 2025 | Chronological Nuclear compendium published; continued foundation activities |
Timeline compiled from publicly available records, court documents, and media reports.