Henry Ford for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities
of pleasure in God's great open spaces This book is the story of the man who did just that and by so doing put America on
TIME LINE 1863 Henry Ford is born on July 30 in what is now Dearborn Michigan 1879 Henry leaves home to work in Detroit as a machinist 1882 Ford returns to Dearborn to operate steam engined farm equipment 1888 Henry Ford marries Clara Jane Bryant 1892 Husband and wife move to Detroit where Ford takes a job as an engineer at the Edi son Illuminating Co 1893 lenry and Clara's only child Edsel is born on November 6 1896 Ford completes his Quadricycle Ford meets his idol Thomas Edison in New York City 1899 The Detroit Automobile Company is formed Ford becomes chief engineer Ven ture fails 1901 The Henry Ford Company is formed with Ford as
1903 The Ford Motor Company is founded First Model A is offered for sale 1906 Henry Ford becomes president of the Ford Motor Company 1908 Ford begins manufacturing the Model 1910 The Ford Motor Company begins operations at the Highland Park factory 1913 First automobile moving assembly line is introduced at Highland Park 1914 Henry Ford announces his plan for workers 5 00 wage eight hour day with profit sharing 1915 Henry Ford's Peace Ship the Oscar II sets sail for Norway on a mission to end World War I 1916 Edsel marries Eleanor Clay 1917 Construction of Rouge River factory begins Will take 10 years to complete 1918 Ford loses his bid for a US Senate seat 1919 Edsel Ford becomes president of the Ford Motor Company 1920 Publication of Ford's anti Semitic views begins in the Dearborn Independent 1922 The Ford Motor Company acquires Lincoln Motor
1927 Production of Model T ends The new Model A is produced at the Rouge River plant 1929 Light's Golden Jubilee celebrates the found ing of Greenfield Village Henry Ford’s large outdoor museum on October 21 Stock market crashes on October 29 bring ing on the Great Depression 1932 Ford Hunger March takes place on March 7 four people are shot dead Ford introduces a low cost V 8 automobile 1937 Violent Battle of the Overpass at which Ford security forces attack union organizers 1941 Ford signs contract with United Auto Work erS 1943 Edsel Ford dies at age 49 Henry Ford again elected president of Ford Motor Company 1945 Henry resigns as president of Ford Motor Company Henry's grandson Henry Ford I becomes president of Ford Motor Company 1947 Henry Ford dies at Fair Lane on April 7 at age
