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  • 1881: The First Man to Drill for Oil

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    1881: The First Man to Drill for Oil

    1881: The First Man to Drill for Oil

    American Edwin Drake, apparently the first man to drill in search for oil, died on this day. Drake is kno ...

    American Edwin Drake, apparently the first man to drill in search for oil, died on this day. Drake is known in the U.S. for constructing the oil well called “Drake Well”. This is the first deliberatel ...

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