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Henry Ford

By Joshua Cruz
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  • Henry's birthday!

    Henry's birthday!

    Henry's Born in Greenfield Township, Michigan.
  • Leaves for work.

    Leaves for work.

    Leaves family farm for Detroit to work in machine shops.
  • Marries!

    Marries!

    Marries Clara Bryant of Greenfield Township and moves to 80-acre farm in what is today Dearborn.
  • Only child

    Only child

    1893 Edsel Bryant Ford, only child of Henry and Clara Ford, born.
  • Edison Illuminating Co.,

    Edison Illuminating Co.,

    Henry Ford at the Edison Illuminating Co.,
  • Completes his first automobile.

    Completes his first automobile.

    Completes his first automobile, the Quadricycle, and drives it through the streets of Detroit.
  • Ford's first Model A.

    Ford's first Model A.

    Ford's first Model A appears on the market in Detroit.
  • Model T.

    Model T.

    Ford begins manufacturing the famous Model T.
  • First moving automobile assembly line.

    First moving automobile assembly line.

    1913 Introduces First moving automobile assembly line at Highland Park.
  • Tri-Motor airplane.

    Tri-Motor airplane.

    1926 Focuses on air transportation and develops the Tri-Motor airplane.
  • Henry Ford Museum,

    Henry Ford Museum,

    Henry Ford and Thomas Edison laying the cornerstone of Henry Ford Museum,
  • First V-8.

    First V-8.

    Builds first V-8 Ford car.
  • Honored

    Honored

    The Hitler regime honored Henry Ford for his enduring support by bestowing upon him this medal, the Verdienstkreutz Deutscher Adler (the Grand Service Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle).
  • Edsel Ford.

    Edsel Ford.

    Edsel Ford at the Yale Harvard races, June 1939
  • Henry's death

    Henry's death