Colonel Sanders

Every entry, with its source

At 0

1. Sep 9, 1890

   Born in Indiana

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 5

1. c. 1896

   His father died; at 5 he was cooking for his siblings

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 15

1. c. 1906

   Quit school and worked farms, streetcars and the Army

   Then insurance sales, steamboats, a gas station. The jobs kept changing.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 39

1. c. 1930

   Began selling food from a gas station in Corbin, Kentucky

   Around 39, in the middle of the Depression.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 44

1. c. 1935

   The governor of Kentucky made him an honorary Colonel

   Around 44.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 48

1. c. 1939

   Worked out his pressure-fryer method

   Around 48. Cooking time went from 30 minutes to 8.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 49

1. c. 1940

   Finished the recipe: 11 herbs and spices

   Around 49.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 61

1. c. 1952

   First franchise deal, in Utah

   Around 61. Five cents for every chicken sold.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 65

1. c. 1956

   Lost the diner at 65, sold franchises state to state by car

   A rerouted highway had emptied the place. The story goes that he started over on a $105 Social Security check.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 73

1. c. 1964

   600 outlets, and he sold the company for $2 million

   Around 73. He stayed on as its front man.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 90

1. Dec 16, 1980

   Died at 90

   Source: en.wikipedia.org