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Cyrus McCormick was Born
Cyrus McCormick was born Feburary 15 1809 in Rockbridge County, Virginia -
Inventing at 15
At the age of 15 Cyrus invented a lightweight cradle for carting harvested grain. -
Inventing the Reaper
Cyrus made his reaper public. Him and his father Robert McCormick had created a reaper and Cyrus made improvements to it. -
Patent for The Reaper to McCormick
A patent issued to Cyrus McCormick as the inventor of the mechanical reaper -
McCormick Constructs a Factory
A factory is constructed in Chicago to produce 500 reapers for the 1848 harvest. -
McCormick goes International
McCormick displayed his reaper at the first world's fair in London, England. -
The Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago Fire destroyed the entire factory and the McCormicks' homes, but the business quickly rcovered -
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
The McCormicks changed the name of their company from McCormick Brothers to the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company -
McCormick Sells 54,841 machines
The “McCormick Harvesting Machine Co” sold 54,841 machines -
Cyrus McCormick Dies
Cyrus McCormick dies at the age of 75. Causes are unknown.
