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Birth of Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver who brought his family to America. -
Company Started By Carnegie
In 1865 Carnegie left the railroad and started his own company making railroad bridges from iron. -
Gave away $125 million.
In 1911 he gave a gift of $125 million to establish the Carnegie Corporation of America which provides funding to institutions and organizations that conduct research on education and public affairs.