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Birth
Henry Ford was born in Wayne County, Michigan -
Left home
left the farm to become an apprentice at a
machine shop in Detroit -
Marriage
Ford married Clara Ala Bryant -
Came Home
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New job
Ford was hired as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company -
Meeting
He constructed his first model, the Ford Quadricycle. The same year, he attended a meeting with Edison executives and found himself showing his automobile plans to Thomas Edison. -
Ford company
Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company -
First ford
Ford introduced the Model T -
Moving assembly
He sponsored the "development of the moving assembly line technique of mass production." Simultaneously, he introduced the "$5-per-day wage ($110 in 2011) as a method of keeping the best workers loyal to his company." "Simple to drive and cheap to repair," Half of all cars in America in 1918 were Model T's. -
Ford foundation
Ford and his family established the Ford Foundation to provide ongoing grants for research, education and development -
Death
He died in Dearborn, Michigan
