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apr 2, 1901 - JP Morgan

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JP Morgan was a rich capitalist believed to have had around $39 billion dollars in today's money. He helped the railroad industry recover after the panic of 1893 by merging companies. He became a stockholder in all of them, making his fortune. He also bought Carnegie Steel in 1901, which then became the U.S. Steel Corporation.

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apr 2, 1901
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~ 125 years ago