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08/07/1839 John D. Rockefeller is born

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Rockefeller: The Richest American Who Ever Lived

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How Rockefeller Became the Richest American Ever

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How Rockefeller Built His Trillion Dollar Oil Empire

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John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American oil industry business magnate, industrialist, and philanthropist. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time, and the richest person in modern history. Rockefeller was born into a large family in upstate New York and was shaped by his con-man father and religious mother.
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