Standard Oil Company and John D. Rockefeller
2016-07-16T15:23:34-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOWVhXC8yMDE2MDcxNjE1MjU1MjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Derek Moore talked about the origins of the Standard Oil Company and its ties to Cleveland, Ohio. John D. Rockefeller moved to Cleveland during his childhood, and began Standard Oil in 1870. The company became the largest oil refiner in the world.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Cleveland, Ohio, from May 21-27 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Cleveland, Ohio, from May 21-27 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Derek Moore talked about the origins of the Standard Oil Company and its ties to Cleveland, Ohio. John D. Rockefeller moved to Cleveland dur… read more
Derek Moore talked about the origins of the Standard Oil Company and its ties to Cleveland, Ohio. John D. Rockefeller moved to Cleveland during his childhood, and began Standard Oil in 1870. The company became the largest oil refiner in the world.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Cleveland, Ohio, from May 21-27 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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