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aggie49

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trivia question
« on: January 14, 2017, 05:58:06 pm »
 Who was the world's first billionaire?

Answer: The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire in 1916. He was a co-founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry. Rockefeller's wealth soared and he became the world's richest man and the first American worth more than a billion dollars, controlling 90% of all oil in the United States at his peak. His fortune upon his death in 1937 stood at $1.4 billion, which at the time, accounted for more than 1.5% of the national economy. Adjusted for inflation, Rockefeller was worth an estimated $340 billion in today's dollars - more than four times the wealth of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

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Re: trivia question
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2017, 09:38:58 pm »
Very interesting...thanks so much for sharing!

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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2017, 09:04:55 am »
thanks for the info --never knew that !!

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Re: trivia question
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2017, 10:30:27 am »
Gotta figure it would have been Rockefeller.  Personally I would have thought of Ford (as in Ford Motor company).

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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2017, 11:56:46 am »
I would have thought some of those Roman Emperors would have been worth more than a billion dollars with their vast empires and gold. I guess since there was no United States there couldn't be billionaires against US currency.

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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2017, 12:13:07 pm »
If I remember correct Rockefeller was pretty much hated by a lot of people in his day.
Your income is directly related to your philosophy, NOT the economy. - Jim Rohn

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Re: trivia question
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2017, 12:31:07 pm »
Thanks so much for sharing. I enjoyed this bit of trivia.  ;)

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