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Henry Ford. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
Fordlândia. / 3.83139°S 55.49750°W / -3.83139; -55.49750. Fordlândia ( Portuguese pronunciation: [fɔʁdʒiˈlɐ̃dʒjɐ], Ford-land) is a district and adjacent area of 14,268 square kilometres (5,509 sq mi) in the city of Aveiro, in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is located on the east banks of the Tapajós river roughly 300 ...
69000071. Significant dates. Added to NRHP. October 20, 1969 [1] Designated NHLD. December 21, 1981 [2] The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a history museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, within Metro Detroit.
July 1, 2024 at 5:11 PM. A holiday homecoming tradition will welcome visitors to The Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village once again this week, complete with fireworks. For over 30 years, The Henry ...
The Detroit Automobile Company was founded in 1899 and made its first vehicle in January 1900.. Collapse and reorganization. In March 1902, Ford left the company following a dispute with his financial backers, William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen, as Ford was devoting considerable time to the sport of auto racing and his Ford 999 race car.
The Henry Ford will also feature a variety of dinosaur-themed films this summer. Here's the lineup: "Jurassic Park," Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m. "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m.
Henry Ford II [13] September 21, 1945. November 9, 1960. 6. Robert McNamara [13] November 9, 1960. January 1, 1961. The first non-Ford family member to be president. Left to become Secretary of Defense after just two months.
Ford family. The Ford family is an American family from the U.S. state of Michigan. They are best known for their control of the Ford Motor Company automobile manufacturer which was originally founded by Henry Ford in the early twentieth century. Henry's grandson William Clay Ford Sr. and his family have controlled the Detroit Lions franchise ...