John D. Rockefeller forms Standard Oil of Ohio

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In 1870 John D. Rockefeller (8th July, 1839 - 23rd May, 1937) founded the Standard Oil Company in Ohio. Standard Oil was the largest shipper of oil and kerosene in the country and helped to make Rockefeller the world's richest man.

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