Henry Ford By fecha2011 Jul 30, 1863 Henry Ford was born on a farm in Greenfield Township, Michigan, USA Jan 1, 1879 Ford left home to work as an apprentice machinist in Detroit Jan 1, 1882 Ford returned to Dearborn to work on the family farm, where he became adept at operating the Westinghouse portable steam engine. Jan 1, 1888 Ford married Clara Ala Bryant (1866–1950) Jan 1, 1891 Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company Jan 1, 1893 Ford's son, Edsel, was born Jan 1, 1893 Ford began his personal experiments on gasoline engines Jun 4, 1896 Creation of a self-propelled vehicle which he named the Ford Quadricycle Jan 1, 1901 Ford maintained an interest in auto racing Oct 1, 1901 Ford designed, built, and successfully raced a 26-horsepower automobile Nov 30, 1901 Murphy and other stockholders in the Detroit Automobile Company formed the Henry Ford Company with Ford as chief engineer. Jan 1, 1902 Ford left the company bearing his name. With Ford gone, Murphy renamed the company the Cadillac Automobile Company Oct 1, 1902 Ford produced the 80+ horsepower racer "999" Jun 16, 1903 Foundation of the Ford Motor Company Oct 1, 1908 The Model T was introduced Jan 1, 1913 Ford introduced the moving assembly belts into his plants, which enabled an enormous increase in production Apr 1, 1913 Ford assembly line Jan 1, 1914 Ford was a pioneer of "welfare capitalism" Jan 1, 1914 Ford astonished the world by offering a $5 per day wage ($120 today), which more than doubled the rate of most of his workers Jan 1, 1923 Publishing the book My Life and Work Jan 1, 1925 Creation of the Ford Airways - Ford Airplane Company Dec 1, 1927 Ford Model A was introduced Apr 7, 1947 Died in Fair Lane, his Dearborn estat
