Short answers, pulled from the story.
Henry Ford was born on the 30th of July 1863 and grew up on a farm in Springwells Township, Michigan. He spent his childhood dismantling pocket watches and repairing clocks before walking away from the family homestead in 1879 to work as an apprentice machinist in Detroit.
Henry Ford completed the Ford Quadricycle and test-drove it on the 4th of June 1896. This self-propelled automobile marked the beginning of his transition from farm boy to industrial titan after he met Thomas Edison for validation.
The Model T was introduced on the 1st of October 1908 with an initial price of $825. By 1918, half of all cars in the United States were Model Ts, and the design remained in production for 45 years.
Henry Ford announced the $5 daily wage policy on the 5th of January 1914 to reduce heavy turnover in his factories. This move more than doubled the rate of most workers and proved extremely profitable by attracting the best mechanics in Detroit.
Henry Ford received the Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Nazi Germany on the 30th of July 1938. This honor followed his promotion of antisemitism through The Dearborn Independent and his publication The International Jew.
Henry Ford died on the 7th of April 1947 from a cerebral hemorrhage at his estate, Fair Lane. He was laid to rest at the Ford Cemetery in Detroit after funeral services took place at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul.