Henry Ford for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities
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
A L HR SON ATH IH B IE STEN AND SESS Henry Ford's birthplace in rural at the time Dearborn Michigan From the Collections of the Henry Ford P 0
