Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. ... In 1888, Henry married Clara Bryant. ... After the Ford plants were shut down for five months, he introduced the Model A and later the V-8. ... Henry had experienced two strokes by that time, and two years later handed over the presidency to his grandson. ...
Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863 in Wayne county, Michigan. ... During this time, Ford fell in love with Clara Bryant, who he married in 1888 (World Book Encyclopedia: Henry Ford). ... The car sold well and the company flourished and by 1907 the profits reached $1,100,000 (World Book Encyclopedia: Henry Ford). ... The Ford plants were shut down for five months, after which Ford introduced the Model A and later the V-8. ... By this time Ford had already experienced two strokes and two years later handed over the presidency to his grandson, Henry Ford II. ...
Thesis: Henry Ford(1863-1947), an American industrialist, was best known for his pioneering achievements in the automobile industry. I. Introduction A. born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863 B. machinist's apprentice in Detroit at the age of 16 C. mechanical engineer 1. later chief...
In 1906, Henry Ford purchased 8,000 tires from Harvey Firestone, who began producing tires at a small factory in Akron, Ohio in 1900. ... Documented tire recalls, issued by various tire manufacturers, include: v 1974 - B.F. Goodrich recalled 1 million tires for improper inflation/installation v 1976 - Kelly Springfield; 300,000 tires were recalled for tread separation v 1979 - General Tire recalled 187,000 tires because of exposed belt wire v 1980 - Uniroyal recalled 2 million tires due to tread separation v 1988 - Cooper Tire recalled 156,000 tires because of bead flaw v 1988 - Kelly S...