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May 2021
Byrd Flies Over North Pole
This day in 1926 Lt. Commander Richard E. Byrd flies over the North Pole in “Josephine Ford” – a Fokker Trimotor.
Find out more »Chicago Tribune vs. Henry Ford Trial Begins
This day in 1919 the Chicago Tribune vs. Henry Ford trial begins in Mt. Clemens, MI. Paper had called him an “ignorant idealist”
Find out more »Charles W. Avery Dies
This day in 1913 Charles W. Avery assembly line designer and manager of Ford’s Village Industries dies.
Find out more »B-24 Bomber Begins Production
This day in 1942 production of the B-24 Bomber begins at Willow Run.
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