https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8 en-us 2018-01-01 20:19:49 UTC 2018-01-01 21:24:25 UTC hello@padlet.com huntersg99 https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263159 Rockefeller was born on July 8th, 1839. he was the son of a traveling businessman and he quickly pick up on how to be industrious at a young age. in 1853 his family moved to Cleveland Ohio and that is where he went to high school and college. 1863 was the year he and some other went into the oil business together. Eventually he bought the others out as the company continued to grow and he became the president of the Standard Oil Company .]]> 2018-01-01 20:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263159 huntersg99 https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263184 even at a young age Rockefeller understood the value of work. he earned money by raising turkeys, selling candy, and doing work for neighbors. he went to college to study book keeping but he eventually partnered with some others to build the Standard Oil Company. In 1882 the Standard oil Company truly became a monopoly because at that point it controlled 90% of the nations refineries and oil pipelines. the company was able to grow so much because it bought out its competitors. He became the wealthiest man in america because he owned almost the entire Industry]]> 2018-01-01 20:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263184 huntersg99 https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263213 Inspired by Andrew Carnegie, who was the made his fortune off of the steel industry, Rockefeller became a Philanthropist and gave most of his money away to different causes. Rockefeller donated more than 500 million dollars to various educational, religious and scientific causes. He also funded the establishment of the University of Chicago and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, which is now know as the Rockefeller university.]]> 2018-01-01 20:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263213 huntersg99 https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263238 One cool fact about Rockefeller is that he thought that the day he got his first job was so special that he celebrated it annually.
Another cool fact is that he had the goal to reach the age 100. sadly he died at the age of 97]]> 2018-01-01 20:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218263238 huntersg99 https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218264388 Rockefeller was the biggest name in the oil industry. He was the president of the Standard Oil Company. one major economic staple that was fueling the oil companies revenue was the kerosene lamp. ]]> 2018-01-01 21:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218264388 huntersg99 https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218264897 http://www.history.com/topics/john-d-rockefeller]]> 2018-01-01 21:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/huntersg99/8iunryycd7z8/wish/218264897