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Henry Ford was born
Born in Greenfield, Michigan.
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Henry marries Clara Bryant
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Ford finished first car
Called the Ford Quadricycle
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Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message
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Ford Motor Company Incorporated
started with only $28,000
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Wright Brothers Make 1st controlled flight in an airplane
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Ford sells first Model T
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Henry Ford introduces the conveyor belt.
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WWI
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Henry Ford and Son Inc. starts up
Produced tractors.
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Ford sells last Model T
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Ford starts selling first Model A
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First Sound Movie created
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The Great Depression
Henry Ford lived through The Great Depression -
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WWII
Henry Ford was alive when WWII happened, and actually built motors for battle ships, to help fight against Germany. -
Henry Ford Dies
Died in Dearborn, Michigan
Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography