https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893 en-us 2017-01-16 16:04:54 UTC 2025-06-29 19:42:43 UTC hello@padlet.com aamiller2000 https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147417358 John D Rockefeller was in charge of the Standard Oil Company, and this business made him of the richest men in the world. He was born on July 8th, 1839 in Richfield, NY. He built his first oil refinery when he was 31, and he had nearly monopolized the oil business by the time he was 43.]]> 2017-01-16 20:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147417358 aamiller2000 https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147418448 This was the company that he started that produced, refined, and marketed oil. Its success skyrocketed right away, as it was near Pittsburgh, a major city at the time. The success of this company caused competing oil companies too start up, a,d the oil business spread ac cross the country. His company ended up controlling 90-95% of the oil business in North America. This monopoly was beginning to be viewed as excessive, and so the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was passed, in which the company had to divest its major holdings. Throughout the years many people have to tried to buy the company, and as of today it is owned by BP, Exxon, Mobil, and other oil companies. ]]> 2017-01-16 21:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147418448 aamiller2000 https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147419131 He obtained his wealth through his immediately successful business that just continued to expand. His oil company eventually made him America's first ever billionaire. ]]> 2017-01-16 21:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147419131 aamiller2000 https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147419344 In his lifetime he donated over $500,000,000 to various charities. Originally he donated mostly to religious causes, but his donations expanded as time went on. He helped whoever he could. He gave $600,000 to what became the University of Chicago. By the time of his lat contribution, he had given more than $35 million dollars to the college. He also created the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, which ended up being incredibly influential in the field of biomedical research.]]> 2017-01-16 21:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147419344 aamiller2000 https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147420153 2017-01-16 21:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147420153 aamiller2000 https://padlet.com/aamiller2000/1msizt35h893/wish/147420181 http://a1.files.biography.com/image/upload/c_fit,dpr_1.0,h_1200,q_80,w_1200/MTIwNjA4NjM0MTI3ODc3NjQ0.jpg

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Standard-Oil-Company-and-Trust

http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/the_rockefeller_legacy

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