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Birth of Henry Ford
Born on a farm in Greenfield Township, Michigan -
Life Begins
Ford left home to work as an apprentice machinist in Detroit, first with James F. Flower & Bros., and later with the Detroit Dry Dock Co. -
Marriage
Married Clara Jane Bryant -
Ford Motor Company
Began his company with $28,000 investment captial -
First Car - Model T
The Model T was introduced on October 1, 1908. It had the steering wheel on the left, which every other company soon copied. -
First to introduce "work week"
The decision was made in 1922, when Ford and Crowther described it as six 8-hour days, giving a 48-hour week,[30] but in 1926 it was announced as five 8-hour days, giving a 40-hour week.[31] (Apparently the program started with Saturday being a workday and sometime later it was changed to a day off.) On May 1, 1926, the Ford Motor Company's factory workers switched to a five-day 40-hour workweek, with the company's office workers making the transition the following August.[32] -
Ford Aviation
Ford, like other automobile companies, entered the aviation business during World War I, building Liberty engines. Ford's most successful aircraft was the Ford 4AT Trimotor, often called the "Tin Goose" because of its corrugated metal construction. -
Ford Model A
Comes 19 years later after the introduction of the Model T -
Automotive Hall of Fame
He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1946. -
Death of Henry Ford
Died in Fair