In 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr. secretly bought 35,000 acres of Wyoming land for $1.4 million to protect it from development. He later donated it to Grand Teton National …

John D. Rockefeller Jr., a philanthropic giant, took decisive action to safeguard Jackson Hole's stunning landscape.
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Watch why Rockefeller Center should never have survived the Great Depression - "The opera pulled out and the banks dried up"

John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s original cultural complex nearly died when the 1929 crash drove out the Metropolitan Opera, banks ...

In 1927, John D Rockefeller Jr secretly used a shell company to buy over 35,000 Wyoming acres for $1.4 million; NPS says acquiring the same amount of Jackson Ho…

In the 1920s, Jackson Hole in Wyoming was changing quickly. Tourism was growing, development was spreading and wealthy ...
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Quote of the day by John D Rockefeller Jr.: 'The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well'

“The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well.” Today's quote of the day, often attributed to John D. Rockefeller Jr., underscores a principle that feels almost counterintuitive in ...