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John D. Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller was an American oil industrialist, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy...
Timeline of Events
1870
1.10.1870
John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
1913
5.14.1913
New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
1916
9.29.1916
John D. Rockefeller becomes the second billionaire.