John D. Rockefeller

By odsfhseoughso

  • Birth

    Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York. His parents names were William and Eliza. He was born in Richford, New York.

  • Goes into Business

    Rockefeller went into business. He formed a partnership with Maurice Clark.

  • Buys the Biggest Oil Refinery

    Rockefeller buys the largest oil refinery in Cleveland at 25 years old.

  • Formation of Standard Oil

    Rockefeller begins Standard Oil.

  • Standard Oil gains Power

    Standard Oil now controls 90% of the oil industry.

  • Nervous

    Rockefeller has a nervous breakdown and loses his hair.

  • Bad Publicity

    Ida Tarbell writes two biographies on how unfair Standard Oil was.

  • Rockefeller Retires

    Rockefeller begins the process of retiring over two years.

  • Beginning of Charity

    Rockefeller sets up the Rockefeller foundation, a large philanthropy orginazation.

  • Death

    Rockefeller dies in Florida at 97