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Henry Ford was born in Wayne County, Michigan
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left the farm to become an apprentice at a
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Ford married Clara Ala Bryant
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Ford was hired as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company
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He constructed his first model, the Ford Quadricycle. The same year, he attended a meeting with Edison executives and found himself showing his automobile plans to Thomas Edison.
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Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company
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Ford introduced the Model T
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He sponsored the "development of the moving assembly line technique of mass production." Simultaneously, he introduced the "$5-per-day wage ($110 in 2011) as a method of keeping the best workers loyal to his company." "Simple to drive and cheap to repair," Half of all cars in America in 1918 were Model T's.
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Ford and his family established the Ford Foundation to provide ongoing grants for research, education and development
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He died in Dearborn, Michigan
