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By Aiden Breecker

Henry Ford

Birth: July 30, 1863

Death: April 7, 1947

His dad wanted for him to work on a farm but Henry liked to look at and build machines.

Education: Detroit Business Institute,Bryant and Stratton College

Fun facts:His dad gave him a pocket watch, then he took it apart and put it back together again.When he was 15 he made his first steam engine.

Henry Ford quote:

Failure is a new opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently

Accomplishments: In 1908 the first model T was created. From 1908-1927 15 million model T’s were sold for $950. He made the first car that didn’t have horses pulling it.