On February 7, 1938, a man by the name of Harvey S. Firestone died of coronary thrombosis—or, a blood clot in the heart. He was the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which he kicked off ...

The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation recently welcomed Harvey S. Firestone, inventor of the pneumatic tire and founder of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., into its ranks as one of a group of ...

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Samuel Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation ...

Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores. Firestone manufactured over 50% of all mobile ...

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Tire company heir and philanthropist Anne Firestone Ball has died from injuries she suffered during a fire in her Connecticut home. She was 79. DHL pauses shipments to US over ...

MIDDLETOWN, Md. — Kimball Curtis Firestone, former executive of the tire company founded by his grandfather Harvey S. Firestone, died June 3 at his home in Middletown. He was 90. Firestone was born in ...

In the history of Firestone Park, it is often forgotten that both Harvey S. Firestone and his wife, Idabelle Smith Firestone, bequeathed the town of Columbiana the land as well as the recreational ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This study collection contains five 8 x 10 inch black and white publicity photographs, dated May 31, 1943, of Liberian officials, U.S. State ...

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - Tire company heir and philanthropist Anne Firestone Ball has died from injuries she suffered during a fire in her Connecticut home. She was 79. Ball's son, John Ball Jr., said ...