12h 3min, jan 17, 1900 y - Carnegie Steel absorbed into United States Steel
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|WHAT:| Carnegie sold his company for more than $400 million dollars to United States Steel, headed by J.P. Morgan. |FACTS:| First ever billion-dollar company and largest enterprise in thew world, employing 168,000 people and controlling over 3/5 of nation's steel
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12h 3min, jan 17, 1900 y
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~ 125 years ago