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Thomas Edison was born in this modest home in Milan, Ohio.
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From the light bulb to concrete, the modern world would not be possible without this great inventor.
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In the Dearborn Township outside of Detroit, Michigan Henry Ford was born. Ford was born into a immigrant family that expected him to follow his father as a farmer.
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The man who put America in the drivers seat, Henry Ford has been labeled as the "inventor of the modern age."
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After a two-month courtship, Edison was wedded to Mary Stilwell. They would have three children together: Marion, Thomas and William. Edison loved Telegraphy so much he nicknamed his first two children Dot and Dash!
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Marion Edison woke up on the morning of August 9, 1884 to find her father in tears. Mary was gone. Many believe that she passed away from a brain tumor.
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Edison is married to 20-year old socialite Mina Miller. The marriage produces three children and lasted until Edison passed away in 1931.
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In his home at West Orange, NJ the great inventor slipped away. Just three days before the 52nd Anniversary of the first practical incandescent light bulb.
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As the Rouge river floods, power to Ford's home in Fairlane, Michigan is knocked out. At 11:40 p.m. Henry Ford Died.
