John D. Rockefeller became one of the wealthiest individuals in history by establishing the Standard Oil Company, which created a trust that controlled the majority of oil refineries in the United States. His business practices, including aggressive consolidation and monopolization, allowed him to dominate the oil industry. This not only made him a symbol of the robber baron era but also led to significant antitrust legislation in the U.S.
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