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On July 30, 1863, Henry Ford was born.
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Henry Ford made his first steam engine by age 15.
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Henry Ford was an engineer for Edison Illuminating and got a promoted to Chief Engineer after 2 years of working.
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Henry Ford was inspired by Thomas Edison to make a gasoline engine, and Thomas Edison had a meeting with him where he approved of Henry Ford's automobile experimentation.
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First Model Henry Ford made in a shed in the back of his house at 33. He called it the "Quadricycle" and it was expensive and prone to breaking.
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Henry Ford beat the "fastest racer" in the nation with his automobile to prove that his car was better.
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The Model N was the first automobile that Henry Ford made that costed $600.
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Henry Ford Model T was invented in October 1, 1908. It was more affordable to the public and it costed $825.
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Henry Ford invented the first assemble line to make the production of cars quicker and more efficient.
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Henry Ford was a man of peace and went on a peace mission to Europe and was named the "Ship of Fools".
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Henry Ford purchased a school in Sterling, Massachusetts and claimed that it was the school mentioned in the nursery rhyme, "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
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The Model A was one of the best automobiles Henry Ford made that was affordable to the public.
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Ford was the only American mentioned favorable in Adolf Hitlers semi-autobiographical 'Mein Kampf.' Adolf also called Ford an "inspiration" publicy.
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During WWI, Henry Ford tried to get into the Aviation business making airplanes, but was shut down in 1933 due to lack luster sales. The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission recognized Henry Ford as a Pioneer of Aviation in 2002.
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On April 7, 1947, Henry Ford died at this time.
