1879: Began work as machine shop apprentice, Detroit
1887: Chief engineer, Edison Illuminating Company, Detroit
1896: Built first automobile
1903: founded Ford Motor Company
1909:Model T (the Flivver) built by mass production on assembly line
1914: 8-hour day, minimum five-dollar wage
1915: attempted mediation of World War I with group of reformers
1918: unsuccessful candidate for U. S. Senator from Michigan
Began Ford Foundation | 
