John D. Rockefeller, one of the most powerful and ... producers when kerosene sales dropped as a result of Edison’s invention of the electric light bulb. A devout Baptist, Rockefeller believed ...

Rockefeller Sr. with family. Rockefeller Archives. The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward an oil monopoly, and it is considered one of his ...

John D. Rockefeller's legacy as a business titan is unparalleled. As the founder of Standard Oil, he established an economic empire that reshaped the global industrial landscape. His success was ...

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The deaths were blamed on John D. Rockefeller, Jr. For years, he would struggle to redress the situation — and strengthen the Rockefeller social conscience in the process. Contemporary voices ...

The family’s fortune, established by America’s first billionaire John D. Rockefeller Sr., the founder of the Standard Oil Company in the late 19th century, has endured for generations ...