Sunday, April 7, 2024

Henry Ford's Death Anniversary


Henry Ford, who passed away on 7 April 1947, aged 83, was an American industrialist and business magnate. As founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable to middle-class Americans through the Fordism system. In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism that would be used in the Model T and other automobiles.

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