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jan 1, 1870 - John Rockefeller started Standard Oil

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Rockefeller entered the oil business in 1863 when he invested in a Cleveland, Ohio refinery

By the 1880's he controlled 90% of the US oil refineries and pipelines

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jan 1, 1870
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~ 155 years ago

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