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The 18th century saw a boom in the oil industry. The United States dominated the industry with its leading company, Standard Oil. But it...

John Warne Gates Barbed wire is a small tool that changes the world. It changed how ranchers grew their livestock. It’s a tool used t...

John D. Rockefeller (1870's) In winter of 1871, a collusion was form between the railroads and the oil industry. As the two began ...

Pennsylvanian Oil Wells (1862) Oil is one of the most precious commodities in the planet. It powered trucks, cars, and power plants. I...

Thomas Scott (Left) and John Rockefeller (Right) John D. Rockefeller was known as the man who monopolized the American oil industry f...

John D. Rockefeller Oil is one of the most treasured and valuable commodity in the world. Many countries, especially China, want to ...