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    1863Henry Ford is born

    Henry was born in Michigan in 1863. 1879Henry starts out on his own

    Henry moved away from his family's farm to begin work in a factory in Detroit. He eventually went to work for Edison Illuminating Company. 1888Henry gets married

    Henry married a girl from his hometown of Greenfield Township. They lived in Detroit, Michigan. 1896His first automobile is complete

    Henry's first automobile was called the Quadricycle because it had four wheels. He rode it through the streets of Detroit. 1899Henry devotes himself to the business of automobiles

    Henry quit his position with the Edison Illuminating Company to work with Detroit Automobile Company. He soon became chief engineer. 1901His first car company is founded

    Ford opened his first car company in 1901, but he quickly resigned when there was a dispute among the bankers. In 1902 it became the Cadillac Motor Car Co. 1903The Ford Motor Company is born

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    1903 Ford Motor Company founded 1906 Ford Motor Company becomes America’s largest bil manufacturer producing 8,729 cars 1908 Ford introduces the Model T 1908 William C. Durant forms General Motors 1910 Ford opens the högländare Park Plant 1913 Ford engineers introduce a moving assembly line for auto production 1914  Ford introduces the $5 day wage for hourly workers 1915 Henry Ford purchases 2,000 acres of marshland along the Rouge River in Dearborn 1917 Construction of Rouge Plant begins 1918 First products of the Rouge are Eagle Boats for the US Navy 1921 Fordson tractor production begins at Rouge Plant 1924 First public tours of the Rouge Plant 1925 Walter P. Chrysler reorganizes Maxwell Motor Corp. into Chrysler Corp. 1926 Ford adopts 40 hour work week1927 Model T production ends after more than 15 million are produced 1927 Ford loses first place in sal
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    In 1979 Henry Ford moved away from home and landed in Detroit Michigan. for work. He became a apprentice in a machine shop and then moved to the Detroit Drydock Company. During his apprenticeship he recieved $2.50 a week, but room and board cost $3.50 so he labored nights repairing clocks and watches. This event is significant
    because it was Henry's first time starting his working life to become Americas best car creator(Brewer 151). become Americas best car creator (Brewer, 151).