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Civil War
The Civil War was a war that involved eleven southern states in the United States of America against the rest of the United States. The eleven southern states formed and alliance to create the Confederate States of America. In the end the Civil War ended slavery. Abraham Lincoln was one of the most important people of the war (Weber), (Brown). -
Henry Ford was Born
Henry Ford was bor on July 30, 1863 to his father William Ford and his mother Mary Litgot. He was born on a farm in Michigan (Moss, 154). -
Henry's Education
When Henry Ford was a child, he attended the Scotch Settlement School during his early life in Michigan (Moss, Wilson, 154). -
Ford's Life
In this year Ford's mother passed away and his cousin from Detroit watched over them and visited Detroit frequently. The first time they visited, Ford saw steam locomotive cars for his very first time (Moss, Wilson, 156). -
Neighborhood Repair man
When Henry Ford was thirteen years old all the neighbors called him the neighborhood repariman because he loved to help fix all of their machines ( Moss, Wilson, 156). -
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition
Henry's father William attended the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition with stories of many new machines. This got young Henry Ford thinking about a powered vehicle to use for transportation (Moss, Wilson, 157). He wanted to follow in his father's creative footsteps. -
Triple Alliance Renewed
The Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria, and Italy was renewed for 12 years. It was renewed until World War I broke out. Prior to this Germany and Austria were closely allied. The treaty called for Germany and Austria to help Italy if France attacked Italy, for Italy to help Germany if France attacked Germany, and for Italy to remain neutral if a war broke out between Austria and Russia ( Britannica). -
Creation of the Detroit Automobile Company
In 1899 Henry Ford organized and opened the Detroit Automobile Company. This company began producing his cars in the city of Detroit Michigan which started off the productions of his cars (Moss, Wilson, 158). -
Investments
In 1903 Henry Ford had a group of twelve investors establish a company to mass-produce automobiles at an affordable price for workers (moss, Wilson, 158). -
Model T Changed the Ways of Transportation
Henry Ford's Model T changed the means of transportation for ever because this invention made it easy to travel to a variety of destinations that you desired in a quicker amount of time (Moss, Wilson, 160). -
Henry Ford Created the "Tin Lizzie"
The "Tin Lizzie" also called the Ford Model T, was created in 1908 and was Ford's only car. The "Tin Lizzie" created a huge impact on society as soon as it came out of mass assembly (Moss, Wilson, 159). -
Germany Takes Lodz Poland
During World War II Germany invaded Lodz, Poland in 1914. After World War I came to an end Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungray all collapsed. When this happened the Polish borders had been re--established to a degree by the treaty of Versailles. The Germans led by Adolf Hitler established Jewish Ghettohs (Radzilowski). -
World War I
German Airships bombed Anglian Ports. The First aircraft carriers were introduced and chemical warfare was also introduced, which led to the creation of the first gas masks, This led to the first x-ray machines and many more inventions. World War I lasted four years from 1914 to 1918. World War I began because of conflicts brewing in Europe (History Channel). -
First Zeppelin Raid on Paris
Three Zeppelins attacked the French capital pf Paris during the very early morning of March 21, 1915. The air was smokey and it was said that you could only see the outline of the Eiffel Tower and search lights hitting the massive Zeppelin's in the sky (Gray). -
Model T information
In 1922 the average worker could afford to buy a Model T for 500 American dollars. In total 15.5 Model T's were created and sold during its' life time (Moss, Wilson, 160). -
United States Bombs Japan
During the bombings of Hiroshima, the United States of America dropped an Atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th and on Nagasaki on August 9th. After the bombings on August 15, 1945 the Japanese Emperor surrendered to the United States (History Channel). -
Date of Henry Ford's Death
Henry Ford passed away on April 7, 1947 leaving a legacy behind which changed the means of transportation forever. Today it is one of the most successful automotive companies in the United States of America. (Moss, Wilson, 165).
