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The Men Who Built America (also known as The Innovators: The Men Who Built America in some international markets) is an eight-hour, four-part miniseries docudrama which was originally broadcast on the History Channel in autumn 2012, and on the History Channel UK in fall 2013.
The company was founded with a paid-up capital of $15,000 ($455,490 in 2019). [2] Henry Ford managed the manufacturing plant at 1343 Cass Avenue and Amsterdam in Detroit; [5] initially with no pay until he left his job at the Detroit Edison Company, after which he was given a monthly salary of $150 ($4,555 in 2019).
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, [1] was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
1921 Nelson Model E Touring. Emil A. Nelson was an engineer who worked for Packard, Oldsmobile, and Hupmobile. In 1917, he designed his own car and opened E. A. Nelson Motor Car Company, based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company began manufacturing Nelson 29 HP cars in 1917, with a production capacity of ten vehicles per day.
The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing of the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and subsidiaries, as well as to the allegations that the defendants conspired to own or control transit systems, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The Michigan-Peninsular Car Company was a railroad rolling stock manufacturing company formed from the merger of five manufacturing companies in 1892. [1] It was Detroit 's largest manufacturer before the rise of the automotive industry .
In 1908, Wayne merged with Northern Motor Car to form the E-M-F Company. [7] The owners of E-M-F formed a manufacturing and distribution partnership with Studebaker, and eventually Studebaker took control of E-M-F (and the plant) in 1910. [7] Studebaker continued to manufacture automobiles in the plant until 1925. [8]
Nielson Motor Car Company ... The Nielson was an automobile built in Detroit, ... Automotive historians have speculated that E .A. Nielson may have been Emil A ...