U.S. Events During WWI

• Henry Ford was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. He is credited with "Fordism", the mass production of large numbers of inexpensive automobiles using the assembly line. Ford coupled the assembly line with high wages for his workers which led to The Ford Motor Company announcing an eight hour work day and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor. Ford's intense commitment to lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace.
• George Herman Ruth, Jr., best known as "Babe" Ruth, was an American Major League Baseball player from 1914–1935. Ruth originally broke into the major leagues in July 1914 with the Boston Red Sox as a starting pitcher, but after he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1919, he converted to a full-time right-fielder and became one of the league's best hitters. In 1935, Ruth retired. In 1936, Ruth became one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ruth has since become regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture Ruth was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season (1927).