May 8, 1956 – HFII resigns as Ford Foundation chairman
May 8, 2023
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The Ford Foundation was founded in 1936 with a mission statement that claimed it was created “for scientific, educational and
At the time World War II broke out the auto industry was pushing many revolutionary ideas. Among them, Studebaker released
Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, passed away at age 83 on this day in 1947 at his estate
The Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output) is a high-performance version of the Ford Taurus that first hit the market
The Ford Explorer Sport Trac, first built on this day in 2000, was a game-changer in the automotive industry. In
Despite many claims to fame, most vehicles are not designed by one particular person. It takes a team to bring
On this day in 1931 the last Ford Model A rolled out of a Detroit auto plant. Ford introduced the
When Robert Strange McNamara was serving in the US Air Force during WWII, he made a strong impression on his
The world changed forever on this day in 1913 when Henry Ford’s Highland Park assembly plant switched on the continuously
On this day in 1982 Henry Ford II announced he would remove himself from any involvement at the Ford Motor
The Ford Pinto hit the market in response to highly economical imports from Japan and Europe. The subcompact sat on
They say all the good deals are gone. Who are they, anyway? Who cares, because you just came across a
Ford got a jump on postwar production by, well, not waiting until the war was actually over. On this day
At approximately 9:30 am on this day in 1903, in Detroit, Michigan, Henry Ford and 12 investors met to sign
On this day in 1896 Henry Ford test drove his first automobile, the Quadricycle, for the first time. He rolled
A historic agreement between Ford Motor Company and the Soviet Union was signed on this day in 1929 that cemented
The Ford Probe may have a funny name, but it could have been worse: Mustang. As front-wheel-drive platforms became more
Clara Jane Bryant and Henry Ford tied the knot on this day in 1888, Clara’s 22nd birthday. The ceremony took
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