| 0 yrs | Born on August 11, in Marks, Mississippi | 1944 |
| 4 yrs | When Smith was only four years old, his father died | 1948 |
| 21 yrs | At Yale University Fred Smith writes a term paper that outlined his idea for a company that would guarantee overnight delivery of small, time-sensitive goods | 1965 |
| 22 yrs | Smith graduated with a degree in economics (Yale University, BA) and shortly thereafter enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps | 1966 |
| 25 yrs | Smith was honorably discharged at the rank of captain with numerous honors, including a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and two Purple Hearts | 1969 |
| Smith married Linda Black Grisham | ||
| 25 yrs | Smith began by purchasing the controlling interest in Ark Aviation Sales, an aircraft maintenance company owned by his then father-in-law | 1969 |
| 27 yrs | Smith had expanded the company's venue, turning the focus from airplane maintenance to a company that bought and sold used corporate jets | 1971 |
| Smith, then 27 years old, created the Federal Express Corporation | ||
| 33 yrs | Smith divorced Linda Black Grisham | 1977 |
| 50 yrs | The company changed its name to FedEx | 1994 |
| 53 yrs | FedEx employed 120,000 employees worldwide; delivered an average of 2.5 million packages a day in 211 countries and territories through one of its 37,000 trucks; and had made Smith one of the four hundred wealthiest people in the world | 1997 |
| 54 yrs | FedEx formed the FDX Company, which served as a holding company that oversaw both domestic and international operations of the organization | 1998 |
| 62 yrs | FedEx Corp.'s chairman, president and CEO Frederick Smith was ranked No. 365 on Forbes' 2006 list of the world's richest people, with a net worth of $2.1 billion. Smith's self-made fortune was made through his Memphis-based shipping giant. His annual pay is $4.62 million. | 2006 |
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