Cornelius Vanderbilt, $185 billion
Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of the most famous businessmen in the history of the US, became rich because he built the railroads and shipping lines in the 1800s. During the most successful years, Cornelius Vanderbilt’s fortune was approximately $185 billion. Most of his money was earned during the expansion of his railroad empire after the Civil War.
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Gaddafi was assassinated by USA because he wanted to create currency backed up with gold and start doing oil transactions with it. If he did succeed USA would start spiraling down into recession because they would have nowhere to launder freshly printed dollars.
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However, the richest families are not publicly known.
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