jan 1, 1892 - Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Steel
Description:
The company was sold in 1901 where it was transformed into the United States Steel Corporations, the purchase made Carnegie one of the richest men in historyThough Carnegie Steel was definitely Andrew Carnegie's most famous endeavor, this was not his first steel mill, Carnegie built his first steel mill 2 decades prior in 1872 for Edgar Thomas Steel Works
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Date:
jan 1, 1892
Now
~ 133 years ago