John D Rockefeller By facebooker_1773208530 Jan 1, 1837 Depression Begins Jul 8, 1839 John D Rockefeller Born Jan 1, 1844 First Telegraph Jan 1, 1846 War with Mexico Jan 1, 1850 Compromise 1850 Jan 1, 1853 Rockefeller attends Central High in Cleveland New York Jan 1, 1861 Civil War Jan 1, 1863 Rockefeller creates his first refinery Jan 1, 1864 Rockefeller marries Laura Spelman May 31, 1864 End Civil War Jan 1, 1865 Rockefeller buys out Clark brother's share of his refinery Jun 1, 1870 Standard Oil formed Dec 31, 1870 By the end of 1870, Standard oil refines 90% of US oil Jan 1, 1882 Standard Oil Trust created to better control business Jan 1, 1890 Sherman Anti-trust Act Jan 1, 1898 Spanish American war Jan 1, 1903 Wright brother's first flight Jan 1, 1911 Standard Oil Broken up into 34 companies May 23, 1937 Rockefeller Dies
