John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust is formed on January 2, 1882, as a business trust agreement that centralized control of numerous oil companies under a board of nine trustees, with Rockefeller as the dominant figure. The structure created a powerful monopoly that managed production, refining, and distribution across the U.S..
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