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In 1918, Henry Ford ran as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate from Michigan but was narrowly defeated.
In 1913, Ford introduced the moving assembly line at his Highland Park plant, drastically reducing the time it took to build a car from over 12 hours to just 2.5 hours.
In 1915, Ford chartered a 'Peace Ship' to Europe in an attempt to end World War I through negotiation.
The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, showcases American innovation and includes the chair Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in.
Ford experimented with soybeans in the 1930s, using them to create plastic parts for his cars and even a prototype car body.
In 1926, Ford Motor Company became one of the first companies to adopt a five-day, 40-hour workweek, setting a standard for American labor practices.
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm in Greenfield Township, Michigan, which is now part of Dearborn.
Ford believed in the potential of electricity to transform rural life and worked on projects to bring electricity to farms.
Ford established Greenfield Village, an outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan, to showcase historic buildings and artifacts from American history.
