The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in Detroit, Michigan, by Henry Ford and a group of investors, after an earlier venture had failed. Its first products were the Model A and a series of other early cars, but it became famous with the Model T, introduced in 1908, which was designed to be cheap and reliable enough for ordinary families. In 1913 the company introduced the moving assembly line at its Highland Park plant, which sharply cut production times, and in 1914 it began paying workers a higher daily wage. The firm grew into one of the largest automakers in the world and remained under the control of the Ford family. It also produced trucks, tractors and, in wartime, aircraft and military vehicles.
Before and after
- 13 February 1903Birth of Georges Simenon
- 3 May 1903Birth of Bing Crosby
- 8 May 1903Death of Paul Gauguin
- 24 May 1903Birth of Aram Khachaturian
- 16 June 1903Founding of Ford Motor Company
- 25 June 1903Birth of George Orwell
- 28 June 1903Founding of Deutsches Museum
- from 1 July 1903 to 19 July 1903The first Tour de France starts
- from 20 July 1903 to 1 October 1903Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
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- c. 1800sRise of nationalism
- 17 February 1863Founding of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 1896The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens
- 1 January 1901Founding of Australia
- 21 May 1904Founding of FIFA
The era
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