Henry_Ford

Henry Ford In 1896, a horseless carriage drove through the streets of Detroit attracting crowds wherever it went. The police tried to get the driver, Henry Ford, to get a license. This car was the first of many automobiles he would create. Henry Ford was born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan on July 30, 1863. His mother died when he was only twelve years old. In the summer Henry helped on the farm, and in the winter he went to a one room school. Henry went around repairing machinery for no charge just to play around with it. At the age of sixteen young Henry Ford was apprenticed to a mechanic, and worked for a watchmaker in the night. Next he worked in an engine shop setting up steam engines for farms. In 1884 Henry's father gave him his ranch. He got married and got settled down. After two years Henry went to work for the henry, ford, company, one, worked, war, gave, detroit, years, world, over, motor, ii, idea, helped, gasoline, first, farm, engines, engine, died, automobiles, around, age, young, work, withdrew, winter, wherever, watchmaker, wanted, two, twelve, tried, summer