Standard Oil

John D. Rockefeller built Standard Oil during the 19th Century, earning him the distinction of being America's first billionaire. Standard Oil was established in Ohio in 1870 and by the turn of the century became one of the largest multinational corporations in the world. Standard Oil was broken up into 34 independent companies in 1911 by the U.S. Supreme Court under the Sherman Antitrust act.
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