Standard Oil, both hearty and hale
Had to be blown to pieces, wholesale
Said the court, “It’s not fair
Others haven’t a prayer”
How’s that sound next to “Too big to fail”?

Event: In Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States, the Supreme Court rules that Standard Oil is an unfair monopoly and must be split into a number of different companies
Year: 1911
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey_v._United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act