JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER: INDUSTRIAL AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADER
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On May 15, 1911,
Standard Oil was found guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act and had
to break up within six months. Although
Rockefeller retired, he still owned shares in every one of the new and independent companies.
The Men Who Built America
, History Channel.
1911. New York Times
Existence of Standard Oil Today
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