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2 days ago · The Lincoln Motor Company was founded in August 1917 by Henry Leland and his son Wilfred. Among the founders of Cadillac, Leland had sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909; staying on as an executive, he left in 1917 over a dispute with GM President William Durant regarding war production.
5 days ago · On Feb. 4, 1922, Henry Ford, with encouragement from his wife Clara and his son Edsel Ford, purchased The Lincoln Motor Company from distinguished inventor and automotive engineer Henry Leland for $8 million. The transaction set in motion the creation of an iconic American luxury brand.
1 day ago · Most of us know the rhyme about the unfortunate fates of Henry VIII's six wives: "Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived." After seeing the all-city teen production of the musical SIX, codirected by Morgan Kaplan and Andrew Maynerich, you can add "revived" to the end of that poem. SIX reimagines Henry's wives as a glam-pop ...
6 days ago · I knew in a minute it must be old Henry Leland. Faster than sound did the 390’s cylinders chorder, but old Henry new them, and called them in order. First one, then eight, then four, then three, then six, and five, and seven, and two finally. From the top of the drive, down the street to the mall, now fire away, fire away, fire away all.
1 day ago · In the early morning of June 4, 1896, Henry Ford made his first trial run in a small, four-wheeled vehicle he called a "Quadricycle," subsequently described by historian Allan Nevins as "Strikingly small and light - the lightest vehicle of its type yet produced."
1 day ago · Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts.
1 day ago · Henry M. Leland: 1843–1932: Maschinenbauer und Automobilunternehmer, Gründer von Cadillac und Lincoln Jan Pawel Lelewel: 1796–1847: Kriegstechnik und Architektur (außerdem Freiheitskämpfer) Cornelis Lely: 1854–1929: Wasserbau: Étienne Lenoir: 1822–1900
