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5 days ago · John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Learn more about Standard Oil’s reorganization in the face of antitrust actions and about Rockefeller’s philanthropy.
20 hours ago · Today's Fact and Quote. Between 1855 and 1934, John D. Rockefeller (born this day in 1839) donated roughly $540 million to charitable causes. “And so I believe that if we’re going to humanize the future, we must design ways to use technology not to degrade us, but to elevate us so that we can live into the fullest of our capacities ...
3 days ago · The purchase was funded by Nelson's father, John D. Rockefeller Jr. The Rockefeller family owned the Tudor City Apartments across First Avenue from the Zeckendorf site. The city, in turn, spent $5 million ($51 million in 2023) on clearing the land. [9]
4 days ago · Membership in the Council on Foreign Relations comes in two types: Individual and Corporate. Individual memberships are further subdivided into two types: Life Membership and Term Membership, the latter of which is for a single period of five years and is available to those between the ages of 30 and 36 at the time of their application.
2 days ago · Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief ...
5 days ago · The 1960s saw the final threat to the opera house. John D. Rockefeller III, with help from Robert Moses, convinced the Metropolitan Opera to join the newly created Lincoln Center campus.
3 days ago · When John D. Rockefeller, Jr. planned Rockefeller Center in the early twentieth century, he meant for it to be “ the grandest plaza in all of New York. ” Even the Great Depression couldn’t stop...
