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Henry Ford's birth to William and Mary Ford in Township, Michigan marked the coming of a new age of innovation.
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Around this time Henry Ford left the farm that his parents owned and went to work in the city, his first job under the Flowers Brother Machine Shop, he earned $2.53 a week.
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Henry Ford married Clara Bryant on her 22nd birthday
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Through dedication and many hours of working Henry Ford finally finished his first automobile the Quadricycle.
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After receiving financial backing, Henry Ford started the Detroit Automobile Company.
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After many models that met varying degrees of moderate success, he produced the Model T. It was met with acclamation and was the most ordered car at the time.
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In 1913 Henry Ford integrated his new assembly line which provided a much faster automobile building time.
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In revolutionary move in the workforce, Henry Ford introduces a $5/a eight-hour workday.
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Henry Ford resigned from the presidency of the company because of pressure form the stockholders, his son, Edsel Ford on January 1, 1919 is announced the president of the company.
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After a plot which resulted in the stockholders selling all of their stocks, which the Ford family bought, resulted in Henry Ford being put once again in a position of power, meanwhile Edsel Ford was still President.
