| October
25, 1924 |
Lee
Iacocca was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania USA. |
| 1945 |
Lee
graduated from the Leigh University. |
| 1946 |
Lee
received his master’s degree from Princeton University. |
| 1960 |
Lee
became the General Manager of the Ford
division and a Vice President of the company. |
| 1964 |
Lee
was instrumental in the birth of the Mustang. |
| 1970 |
Lee
Iacocca became the president of Ford. |
| July
13, 1978 |
Henry
Ford II fired Lee. |
| 1979 |
Lee
was invited to join Chrysler Corporation that was facing
bankruptcy. |
| 1980 |
The
Government agreed to loan guarantees for the Chrysler
Corporation. |
| 1981 |
Chrysler
showed a small profit owing to the K-Car. |
| 1983 |
Mary
Iacocca died of a heart attack. |
| 1984 |
Lee
wrote his autobiography. |
| 1988 |
Talking
Straight, a second book based on Lee’s
life, became a best seller. |
| 1992 |
Lee
Iacocca retired as the CEO of Chrysler. |
