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 ...

From a net worth of $900 million in 1913 (about $29.3 billion in today's dollars), the Rockefeller legacy of wealth continues ...

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 ...