Henry Ford History: April 7, 1947 - Henry Ford, U.S. industrialist - Ford cars, dies January 13, 1942 - Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies June 5, 1937 - Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week October 19, 1932 - Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech September 25, 1926 - Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week January 14, 1914 - Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords October 7, 1913 - Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line October 1, 1908 - Henry Ford introduces Model T car June 4, 1896 - Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit December 24, 1893 - Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor July 30, 1863 - Henry Ford, Dearborn Township, Michigan, auto maker, Ford
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1986 Hands Across America - 6 million people hold hands from California to New York
1962 U.S. unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week
1961 John F. Kennedy sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade
1945 Arthur C. Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit
1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour