Monopolies

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1606-1624 London Company
1648 The Treaty of Westphalia gave the state a monopoly on war.
1677 John Usher Buys Province of Maine from Fernando Gorges for 1,250 Pounds
1911-1912 Hercules Inc. was incorporated in 1912 as the Hercules Powder Company following the breakup of the Du Pont explosives monopoly by the U.S. Circuit Court in 1911.
1913 Kingsbury Commitment
1922-Today American Society of News Editors (ASNE)
1938-Today Pemex
1952 That report shows that 96% of all reported federal funding of social science was drawn by the US military.
1966 Without the legislation, the merger would have been prohibited by anti-trust laws governing monopolies. In exchange for ensuring the passage of the legislation, Long and Boggs requested that Rozelle award the next NFL expansion franchise to New Orlean
2007 At hearings, representatives from Microsoft warned of a potential monopolistic effect.
2019 BBC - Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content
2023 Insider - The dirty little secret that could bring down Big Tech
Alcohol monopolies
Attempted monopolies
Cartels
Central banks
Cornering the Market - Historical Examples
Du Pont Explosives Monopoly
Electric power monopolies
Former monopolies
Lottery monopolies
Metals monopolies
Monopolies on slavery
Morgan and Associates Monopolies and Super Trusts
Patroons
Psychological warfare and mass communication links
Public utilities
Railroad monopolies
Salt monopoly in China
Telecommunications monopolies
Ticketmaster
Trade monopolies
Transportation monopolies