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May 15, 1911

On May 15, 1911, in Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.

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1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 911th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 20th…

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  1. 1911 In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.

    1911 U.S. Supreme Court case

    Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. S.

  2. 1911 More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.

    1911 killing of Chinese Mexicans and Japanese Mexicans by revolutionary forces in Mexico

    The Torreón massacre was a massacre that took place from May 13 to May 15, 1911 in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila. A total of 308 Cantonese were killed, amounting to half the Chinese community in Torreón. The victims, accused of collusion with Porfirio Díaz, were killed by a local mob and the revolutionary forces of Francisco I.

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