TIMELINER

History's most surprising connections

Born on May 23

BORN ON THIS DAY
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus
Born 1707 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
DIED ON THIS DAY
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Died 1937 · Business & Industry
Oil tycoon, richest American ever
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