2007 Gerald Ford is buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan
2006 John M. Ford, American Writer
2004 Former President Gerald Ford suffers a stroke during the Republican National Convention
1998 "Ragtime," opens at Ford Theater New York City
1997 Ford Senior Players Golf Championship
1996 Ford buys rights to named Detroit domed stadium for $40 million
1994 Doc Gooden leaves Betty Ford Center
1994 Clarence Ford, sax player, dies at 64
1994 Doc Gooden admitted to Betty Ford Center
1994 O.J. Simpson doesn't turn himself in on murder charges, Los Angeles police chase his Ford Bronco for 1 hours, eventually gives up
1994 Darryl Strawberry enters Betty Ford clinic
1994 Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89
1993 Constance Ford, U.S. actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64
1992 Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford
1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer, dies of liver disease at 72
1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72
1991 Lloyd Ford, stuntman, dies at 79
1991 Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies
1991 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins
1990 Dave Raghetti pitches in his 499th game as a New York Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a New York Yankee
1988 Ross Ford, actor (Reform School Girl, Jungle Patrol), dies
1987 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, serving a life sentence for attempted assassination of President Gerald R Ford escapes from Alderson Prison
1987 Henry Ford II, president Ford Motor Co, dies at 70
1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials
1986 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pa
1985 Liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center
1984 Peggy Ann Garner, actress (Ford Theater), dies at 53 of cancer
1984 Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic
1982 Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer
1981 President Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral
1981 "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford premieres
1981 Willa Ford, American Musician
1980 Jineane Ford, (AZ) replaces S Weatherly (Miss Univ) as 29th Miss USA
1980 Ford Motor Company found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto
1979 NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M
1978 1st daughter Susan Ford announces engagement to Charles F. Vance
1978 Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor President by chairman Henry Ford II
1978 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83
1978 Ford Frick, American Journalist
1978 President Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909
1977 Bridget Hall, Dallas Texas, model, Ford
1977 President Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose)
1976 Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford for president
1976 President Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe"
1976 President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention
1976 Paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74
1976 Sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot President Ford
1975 Cole Ford, kicker for the Oakland Raiders
1975 Lynette Fromme sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life
1975 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford
1975 President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for New York City
1975 US president Gerald Ford visits China
1975 President Ford requires states to provide free education for handicapped
1975 New York Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead"
1975 President Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside
1975 Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford in San Francisco California
1975 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to assassinate Ford in Sacramento
1975 Assassination attempt on president Gerald Ford
1975 Ford became 1st U.S. President to visit Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz
1975 President Ford announced he'll seek Republican nomination for president
1975 President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era"
1975 Kisha Ford, WNBA guard and forward, New York Liberty
1975 Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the U.S. (No 11828)
1974 Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT-2-treaty
1974 Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President Ford's veto
1974 1st Lady Betty Ford undergoes a radical mastectomy
1974 President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters
1974 President Gerald Ford pardons former President R Nixon of all federal crimes
1974 Prest Gerald Ford signs Employee Retirement Income Security Act
1974 President Gerald Ford, assumes office after Richard Nixon's resignation
1974 Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day
1974 Richard Nixon resigns presidency, VP Gerald Ford becomes 38th president
1974 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame
1973 Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew
1973 Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP
1973 Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP
1973 John Ford, U.S. director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78
1973 Fredric Ford, WLAF CB for the Scotland Claymores/NFL cornerback, Eagles
1972 Cole Ford, NFL kicker for the Oakland Raiders
1972 Sherell Ford, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics
1972 Mindy Carson, born in New York City, vocalist, Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue
1971 Joseph Ford McGuinn, director, dies of heart attack at 67
1970 L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines enter Hall of Fame
1970 Ford Frick, Earle Combs and Jesse Haines elected to Hall of Fame
1970 Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72
1970 Pendleton, Ford and Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in New York City
1969 Scott Ford, Norbrooke Germany, golfer, 1994 Trafalgar CPGA-2nd
1969 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of GBR
1968 Ice Dance Championship at Geneva won by Towler and Ford (GRB)
1967 A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney drove a Ford to victory in Le Mans
1967 Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball
1967 David Ford, born in Edmonton, Alberta, kayaker, Olympics-15-92, 96
1967 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by Towler and Ford (GRB)
1966 Wallace Ford, actor (Deputy), dies of heart attack at 68
1966 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford GRB
1965 William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball
1965 Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher
1964 Faith Ford, born in Louisiana, actress, Another World, Corky-Murphy Brown
1964 Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner
1964 Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2368 base)
1964 1st Ford Mustang produced
1962 Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends
1961 Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn
1961 Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning
1961 Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32
1961 Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout
1961 Tom Ford, American Designer
1961 Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games
1961 Ford Frick rules that if anyone breaks Babe Ruth 60 HR record, it must be done in 1st 154 games
1961 James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
1960 Curt Ford, baseball player
1960 Ford Frick voids Indians-Red Sox deal as Sam White retires
1959 Ford cancels Edsel
1959 Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon"
1959 Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings
1958 Lita Rossana Ford, born in London, England, metal guitarist, Kiss Me Deadly
1958 Lita Ford, born in London, England, vocalist, Kiss Me Deadly, Runaways
1958 Walter Schumann, choral director (Ford Show), dies at 44
1958 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record
1957 Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73
1957 Andrew "Dice" Clay, [Silverstien], comedian, Adv of Ford Fairlane
1957 Ford Motor Co introduces Edsel
1957 Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick
1957 John M. Ford, American Writer
1957 21st Golf Masters Championship: Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283
1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
1956 Janice E Voss Ford, South Bend, Indiana, PhD/Astronaut, STS 57, 63, 83, 94
1956 Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs
1956 Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher
1956 Steve Ford, actor, Young and Restless, /son of President Gerald Ford
1956 Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold
1955 Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's
1955 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook CC Detroit
1955 Baseball Commish Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter
1953 Mike Ford, New York City, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Port Jefferson Open
1952 Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters
1952 Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid
1951 John Ford Coley, rocker, England Dan and John Ford Coley
1951 Ford C Frick replaces Happy Chandler as 3rd commissioner of baseball Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League
1951 NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball
1950 Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2
1950 Laureen Ford, Gympie Queensland, golfer, 1992 Alpine Aust Ladies
1950 Willie Ford, U.S. R&B-singer, Dramatics-Me and Mrs. Jones
1950 Michael Ford, son of President Gerald and Betty Ford
1950 England Dan, singer, England Dan and John Ford Coley
1950 Glyn Ford, British MEP
1949 Ernest Ford, composer, dies at 91
1949 New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith
1948 Gerald Ford upsets Rep Bartel J Jonkman in Mich 5th Dist Rep primary
1947 Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series
1947 Henry Ford, U.S. industrialist (Ford cars), dies
1947 Henry Ford, American Businessman
1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually
1945 Harold E. Ford, Rep-D-TN, 1975-
1944 Richard Ford, U.S. author, Sportswriter
1943 Anna Ford, British broadcaster/actress, Secret Policeman's Ball
1943 Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies at 49
1943 NL Ford Frick demonstrates revised balata ball to reporters by bouncing it on his office carpet ball proves to be 50% livelier
1942 Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic
1942 Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies
1939 Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Sea Cruise
1939 Ford M Ford, [Hueffer], British writer, (Tietjens Saga) dies at 65
1939 Ford Madox Ford, writer, dies at 65
1939 Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now
1937 Emile Ford, rocker
1937 Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week
1936 Non-profit Ford Foundation incorporates
1934 Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball's National League
1934 Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president
1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000
1934 Ron Nesson, press secretary, Gerald Ford
1932 Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech
1932 Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine
1930 Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans
1929 Doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper, successful NSW of 50's
1929 Clarence Ford, sax player
1928 Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher, New York Yankees
1928 Whitey Ford, American Athlete
1928 Donald E Petersen, Minnesota, exec, Ford Motors
1928 Constance Ford, U.S. actress, Cabinet of Calgary, Ada-Another World
1928 Serge Gainsbourg, [Ginsburg], Russian/French singer, Ford Mustang
1927 William David Ford, Rep-D-Michigan, 1965-
1927 Ford Motor Company produces last "Tin Lizzie" (begins Model A)
1927 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 15 millionth Model T automobile
1927 Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)
1926 Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week
1926 Len Ford, NFL end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers
1926 James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day and $5 daily minimum wage
1924 Wendell H. Ford, Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974-
1924 Mary Ford, [Colleen Summer], vocalist/actress, Queen of Outer Space
1924 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
1923 Constance Ford, actress, Ada Hobson-Another World
1922 Eileen Ford, modeling agency head, Ford Modeling Agency
1921 Betty Ford, 1st lady, 1975-76, and namesake for Betty Ford Clinic
1919 Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol, Tennessee, country vocalist/actor, pea picker
1917 Henry Ford II, automaker, Ford Motor Co
1917 Andrew Wyeth, born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, painter, Christina's World
1916 Glenn Ford, Quebec, Canada, actor, Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway
1915 1,000,000th model T Ford assembled
1915 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile
1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords
1914 Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day
1913 Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)
1913 Walter Schumann, New York City, choral director, Ford Show, /composer, Rhenish
1913 Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line
1913 Hugh Ford, FRS mechanic engineer
1913 Gerald R. Ford, 41st VP, 1973-74, 38th President, R-1974-77
1910 Edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit
1908 Henry Ford introduces Model T car
1908 Brinsley Ford, CEO, National Art Collections Fund
1907 Shirley Booth, [Thelma Booth Ford], New York City, actress, Hazel
1906 10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45
1904 Joseph Ford McGuinn, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dick Tracy's G-Men
1904 James Melton, Moultrie, Georgia, opera tenor, Ford Festival
1903 Ford Motor sells 1st Model A car
1903 Ford Motors incorporates
1901 Paul Ford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Phil Silvers Show
1899 Jack Haley, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue
1898 Wallace Ford, [Samuel Jones Grundy], Batton England, actor, Deputy
1896 Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit
1895 John Ford, Maine, director, Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man
1894 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, 1951-65
1894 Ford Frick, American Journalist
1893 Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor
1893 Henry Perky and William Ford patent shredded wheat
1882 Jesse James, outlaw, shot dead at 34, in St. Joseph Mo by Robert Ford
1873 Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor, Inheritors
1866 Carla Ford, Henry's wife
1865 President Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater
1865 President Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth
1864 Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern)
1864 Skirmish at Elkin's Ford Little Missouri River, Arkansas
1864 Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia
1864 Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Va
1863 Battle of Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford, VA
1863 Henry Ford, Dearborn Township, Michigan, auto maker, Ford
1863 Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia, Fleetwood, Beverly Ford
1863 Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities)
1862 Battle at Blackford's Ford Virginia
1861 Battle of Blackburn's Ford, Virginia US57 CS68 - Manassas -
1861 Battle of Corrick's Ford, Virginia (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53
1858 Ernest Ford, composer
1821 Ford Maddox Brown, painter
1648 Thomas Ford, composer, dies
1628 John Ford's "Lover's Melancholy," premieres in London
1586 John Ford, English dramatist, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
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