2014 Event Discount retailer Wal-Mart says that it is sorry for labeling women's plus-sized Halloween costumes as 'Fat Girl Costumes' on its website; the company retitled the shopping category and has sent individual apologies to offended customers on Twitter 2013 Event Wal-Mart revenue exceeds that of Exxon Mobil, becoming the largest company by revenue on the Fortune 500 list 2011 Event India's government relaxes rules relating to the operation of foreign-owned retailers such as Wal-Mart and Tesco within India 1992 Death Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), dies of cancer at 74 1918 Birthday Sam Walton, billionaire CEO, Wal-Mart