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John D. Rockefeller
For decades, the Rockefeller name was despised in America -- associated with John D. Rockefeller Sr.'s feared monopoly, Standard Oil.
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The Retirement Gamble
Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds and insurance companies.
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History Detectives
History Detectives
Episode 1005
Airs Tuesday, August 7 at 7:00 PM
Whether a picture frame was made from the staircase banister of the Titanic or Lusitania; whether Woolworth signs are from the 1960 Winston-Salem, N.C., lunch-counter sit-ins; whether the father of a man's childhood friend was a Nazi spy.
Visit the national History Detectives website for more information on this and other related programs.
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