Abiley time line

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  • Henry Ford was born

    Henry Ford was born
    Henry Ford the man behind Ford Motor Company was born on this day.
  • Hery ford traveled around Detroit questioning its best engineers.

     Hery ford traveled around Detroit questioning its best engineers.
    Henry Ford later produced his own two-cylinder, four-cycle engine, which generated four horsepower.
  • Selden vs Ford

     Selden vs Ford
    George Selden patented the Road Engine the frist motor car in his opion.Due to the patent laws the patent was pre-dated to 1877.Over the years, Selden expanded the claims of his patent and when it was finally granted in 1895, Selden had a patent for a three cylinder motor vehicle that allowed Selden to collect royalties from all American car manufacturers. Henry Ford refused to pay Selden and he took Henry Ford through a long court battle. Seldens patent was overturned in 1911.
  • The Detroit Automobile Company

     The Detroit Automobile Company
    The Detroit Automobile Company released its first commercial automobile - a delivery wagon - designed by Henry Ford.
  • The Ford Motor Company radically reformed.

    The Ford Motor Company radically reformed.
    Henry Ford The Ford Motor Company (sometimes nicknamed Ford's or FoMoCo) founded by Henry Ford radically reformed the information methods info large-scale.
  • Anniversary of the introduction of the Model T.

    Anniversary of the introduction of the Model T.
    Anniversary of the introduction of the Model T Ford automobile, priced at $850, by Henry Ford on the birthday of Annie Besant.Theosophist and philosophical writer who, through long ...
  • Henry Ford and his team revolutionized the world of manufacturing.

    Henry Ford and his team revolutionized the world of manufacturing.
    Henry Ford and his team revolutionized the world of manufacturing by developing a continuous assembly line for the Model T Ford and introducing the world to the power of flow. Ford's dramatic results were not lost on Toyota, which was quick to learn .
  • Henry Ford started a revolutionary program

    Henry Ford started a revolutionary program
    Henry Ford started a revolutionary program to improve the lot of his workers. This eventually led to higher sales of the Model-T because Ford's workers were prosperous enough to buy his cars.
  • After the Peace Ship Henry ford became increasingly bitter.

    After the Peace Ship Henry ford became increasingly bitter.
    After the Peace Ship Henry Ford became increasingly bitter and turned his attention to attacking Jews and unions.He bought a Dearborn Independent- which he used during the 20's to launch a violent anti-Semitic campaign in the Dearborn Independent.
  • Offer for Henry Ford to take over and operate the Muscle' Shoals

     Offer for Henry Ford to take over and operate the Muscle' Shoals
    Nitrate was looked for at' the closing sessions here today of the third annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation. A re.solution to be offered by the Muscle Shoals committee of the federation calling on .
  • Henry Ford governed publication

     Henry Ford governed publication
    In November 1918, Henry ford purchased his own paper, a small local weekly with a good name: the Dearborn Independent. Later In May 1920 Dearborn Independent published an article entitled "The International Jew: The World's Problem, " and shortly afterwards protests from presidents Taft and Wilson heading a group of 119 distinguished Americans, and from the Federal Council of Churches, Ford continued publishing for seven years.
  • Production ended

    Production ended
    Production ended for the Ford Model T - 15,007,033 units had been manufactured.
  • Henry Ford passed away

    Henry Ford passed away
    Henry Ford and his only child, Edsel, worked together at the Ford Motor Company. However, friction between them steadily grew, based nearly entirely on differences of opinion over how the Ford Motor Company should be run. In the end, Edsel died from stomach cancer in 1943, at age 49. Four years after Edsel's death, Henry Ford passed away at age 83.