On This Date—Gabriel Molina

On October 1st, 1908, The Ford Model T, the first car for millions of Americans, hit the market. I chose this event because I did a national history day project on this event in middle school. This was definitely what I would call a good event. At that time, very few Americans owned cars mainly because they just couldn't afford one. They were mainly for the elite, those who were wealthy enough to own one. However, Henry Ford set out to create a car that would be efficient and affordable for all Americans. In this process he invented the manufacturing assembly line and the Model T, of which over 15 million were eventually sold. I believe this is an important event because Ford made the car affordable for everyone. Almost every American drives a car today, and it wouldn’t have been possible if Ford did not invent the assembly line and go first in the production of the Model T.