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John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.

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John D. Rockefeller

American business magnate (1839–1937)

John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern history. Rockefeller was born into a large family in Upstate New York who moved several times before eventually…
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Standard Oil Company

American oil company (1870–1911)

Standard Oil Company was a corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911. The origins of the trust lay in the operations of the Standard Oil Company (Ohio), which had been founded in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller. The trust was born on January 2, 1882,…
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January 10

Day of the year

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 355 days remain until the end of the year.
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