The New Establishment 1999
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The 32 of the 50 most powerful leaders of the information age sat for a group photograph taken by Annie Leibovitz. In this 5th annual ranking, this group of tycoons represent a powerful revolution in technology, entertainment and communications. Internet users number 18 million in 1995 and 101 million in spring of 1999.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1999
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The lady and the Titan
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Billionaire John Rockefeller's life was changed by an expose written by Ida M. Tarbell in the McLure's Magazine. The expose revealed the monopoly behind the oil industry and the Standard Oil of New Jersey. It led to charges against the company and the people behind it including Rockefeller.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1998
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Howard Hughes's germ warfare
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A morbid and overpowering obsession with germs led eccentric billionaire, Howard Hughes, to spend the last 20 years of his life battling with dirt and imaginary viruses, living as a recluse.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 2001
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