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jan 1, 1863 - Rockefeller

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1863 A devout Baptist, John D. Rockefeller, age 24, enters the oil refining business.

1880 John D. Rockefeller's empire controls 95 percent of US oil refining. In less than eighty years, the whaling industry on the Pacific ocean has collapsed.

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jan 1, 1863
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~ 162 years ago