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The birth of Henry Ford
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. He was born on his family's farm in Wayne County near Dearborn Michigan. He was the the first Ford child to successfully live through birth. www.history.com -
Australia and Prussia send troops to Denmark
Austria and Prussia sent troops to Denmark to contribute in the German-Danish war. It was a complex of problems from the relationship of Schleswig and Holstein to Denmark to each other and to the German Confederation. It also included a clash of Danish and german nationalism and a disputed succession. Throughout this war there was a threat to the international balance of power and that is why Austria and Prussia helped in the war -
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in "Ford's Theater" on April 14, 1865. It was five days after the surrender of a massive army at Appomattox Court House which ended an American Civil War. After Lincoln Booth jumped on to the stage and yelled "Sic semper tyrannis" which was a virginia motto that meant "thus ever to tyrants." John fled on a horse back with a broken leg while Abraham was trying to clench onto life. -
He is hired as an engineer at the Detroit-Automobile Company
Henry Ford was hired for the Detroit Edison Company. His talents were acknowledged in 1993 and was promoted to chief engineer. In 1896 he started presenting automobile plans to Thomas Edison. He left Edison illuminating company in 1899 and ended up creating the Ford Motor Company in 1903. www.biography.com -
Henry started to manufacture the Model T
Mr. Ford started the manufacture of the Model T in 1908. The first model of the car had lacked elegant style and mohair cushions. It was designed better than previous ford models and it had a boast of improvements that competitors liked at that time. One improvement that was going to stay in future cars was the steering wheel and the wobbly column on the left side. There were also many improvement for the cars in the future because the T had coils that caused trouble and oil getting clogged. -
The first celebration of a Father's day
The nations first father's day was celebrated on June 19, 1910 in the state of Washington. A women named Sonora Smart Dodd was a widower of 6 children and tried to establish an official equivalences to male parents. She went to churches and the YMCA to try to spread the word and honor them.She succeeded and it was celebrated in WAshington and to this day it is still celebrated by many people around the U.S. History.com -
The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Giants.
The Boston Red Sox's beat the New York Giants in the World Series. The world series had many change ups between the two teams on who will be starting. It lasted seven games for the Red Sox's to win. Boston won 4 out of the 8 games played. The second game ended in a tie and the New York Giants won 3 out of the 8. History.com -
Introduced the first assembly line
Henry Ford created the first moving assembly line in 1913. The assembly created the work to be quick and many productions to be made faster. It caused the cars to be made in two an a half hours rather than 12 hours. It caused the cost of the model to be lowered in the future from $850 to $310. www.Biography.com -
He created the $5 wage.
Ford created the 8 hour work day with a $5 wage. The $5 wage was more than double what the workers were making on average. He created the wage to keep his most loyal workers close to his company. He wanted to see his business as an expensive automobile made by highly skilled workers. -
German airships bomb England Anglican ports.
When the war first started in 1914 the Germans had several armed Zeppelins. Zeppelins were created by Count von Zeppelin in 1900. They were made to carry out bombing over british cities. They each could travel 85 m.p.h. and are each capable of holding 2 tons of bombs. Their first use went to attack on Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in January 1915. -
He supported the U.S. in the war.
Henry Ford helped the war in a drastic way.He helped build vehicles such as B-24 bombers, jeep, tank engines, and other military hardware. Henry gave approval to build the willow run which was Charlie Sorensen's idea. It was hard to get Ford's approval but he got it. www.howitworks.com -
Henry Ford then creates the Model A
IN 1927 The Model A made its first appearance. The Model A surpassed the Model T in every way. Henry Ford said "it has speed, style, flexibility, and control in traffic." (history.com).The cost of the car was listed at $500. When it was revealed Ford proclaimed that 10,534,992 people came to see it which was 10% of the U.S. population at the time. hemmings.com -
The united auto worker union was formed
Franklin Roosevelt created the the Wagner Act which was the united auto worker union. Ford recognized the Wagner Act had made unionized inevitable and tried reason of his father. He was later found guilty for violating the Wagner Act. He was told to stop trying to interfere with the union's attempt to organize. History.com -
Ford workers went on strike.
The strike happened at the Ford Rouge Plant. The head of security at that time reportedly fired 8 members of the union. For the people that stayed loyal to Ford they stayed in the factory and was paid $1 per hour even though no work was being done. Ford later agreed to have all his employee's union members which led him to have to make "dues check-offs."History.com -
John D. Rockefeller donated $35 million to N.Y.
He assisted in the formation, along with the U.S.O. of the NAtional War Fund. Overall he gathered $321 million for U.S. secret service men, merchant marines, and others involved in the war. He also helped collect $35 million as chairmen of the United War Work Campaign in New York. The private organization aided the troops during World War II. History.com -
The death of Henry Ford
Henry Ford died on April 7, 1947. He died at the age of 83. He died near his Dearborn estate, Fair Lane. He died leaving a legacy of cars that will be improved and one of the leader producers of automobiles to this day. History.com
