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May 17, 2024 · Alta, who founded what is believed to be the country’s first feminist press — and who went by her first name only, so as not to be associated with the surnames of her father or husbands — died on...
May 9, 2024 · Laura Spelman Rockefeller (born September 9, 1839, Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S.—died March 12, 1915, Pocantico Hills, New York) was an American educator and philanthropist who was the wife of John D. Rockefeller of the famed Rockefeller family.
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May 13, 2024 · The wealthiest and most prominent family member of this century, David Rockefeller, was the world’s oldest billionaire at 101 years old, with a net worth of $3.3 billion when he died in 2017. How...
May 9, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was an American philanthropist, the only son of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and heir to the Rockefeller fortune, who built Rockefeller Center in New York City and was instrumental in the decision to locate the United Nations in that city.
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May 18, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller was an American industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. He is the major historical figure behind the famed Rockefeller family and widely considered the richest American.
6 days ago · Various lists of the richest families in the world (excluding royal families or autocratic ruling dynasties) are published internationally, by Forbes [1] [2] as well as other business magazines.
May 17, 2024 · April 23, 1985. Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres (89,000 m 2) between 48th Street and 51st Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The 14 original Art Deco buildings, commissioned by the Rockefeller family, span the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, split by a large ...
