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January 1, 1879
Dedication
ceremonies are held at Michigan’s new State Capitol building in
Lansing. more>>
January 2, 1875 Eber Brock Ward, one of Michigan's
wealthiest men, dies in Detroit. more>>
January 3, 1848 Epaphroditus Ransom is the first governor
sworn in at the new capital in Lansing, Michigan. more>>
January 4, 1843 Stevens T. Mason, Michigan’s first
governor, dies of pneumonia in New York City at the age of 31. more>>
January 5, 1913 Henry Ford introduces the $5 work
day. more>>
January 6, 1869 Henry P. Baldwin is inaugurated as
governor. more>>
January 7, 1929 Detroit businessman Edward F. Schlee and
co-pilot William S. Brock make the first
nonstop Detroit-to-Miami flight, finishing in 9 hours and 20
minutes. more>>
January 8, 1831 Daily mail arrives in Detroit from the
East. more>>
January 9, 1862 Battery F, First Michigan Light Artillery,
is mustered into federal service at Coldwater. more>>
January 10, 1964 William Clay Ford (grandson of Henry Ford)
becomes the sole owner of the Detroit Lions for $6 million. more>>
January 11, 1805 President Thomas Jefferson signs an act
establishing the Michigan Territory. more>>
January 12, 1835
Acting Governor Stevens T. Mason declares we have a "right" to
be a state. more>>
January 13, 1862 Governor Austin Blair approves a joint
resolution asking Michigan's congressional delegation to use their
influence to assist the exchange of prisoners of war. more>>
January 14, 1857 Joseph R. Williams is appointed the first
president of the newly created Agricultural College. more>>
January 15, 1919 The first all-woman jury hears a trial.
more>>
January 16, 1968 Sgt. Dwight Johnson of Detroit saves a
fellow soldier in severe fighting in Vietnam. more>>
January 17, 1862 Battery G, First Michigan Light Artillery, is
mustered into federal service at Kalamazoo. more>>
January 18, 1802 Detroit is incorporated as a town. more>>
January 19, 1841 The Western Farmer, the state's first farm
journal, is published. more>>
January 20, 1815 Josiah W. Begole is born in Groveland New
York. more>>
January 21, 1987 Singer
Aretha Franklin becomes the first female inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame. more>>
January 22, 1813 The largest battle fought on Michigan
soil occurs near present-day Monroe. more>>
January 23, 1915 Future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter
Stewart is born in Jackson, Michigan. more>>
January 24, 1982 Super Bowl XVI is held at the Pontiac
Silverdome. more>>
January 25, 1945 The Grand Rapids City Commission
approves a plan to add fluoride to drinking water supplies to prevent
tooth decay. more>>
January 26, 1837 Michigan becomes the 26th state.
more>>
January 27, 1847 Francis Troutman and four other Kentucky
slave catchers arrive at the home of the Adam Crosswhite family—Kentucky
slaves who had escaped to Marshall. more>>
January 28, 1877 Winfield Scott Gerrish opens the Lake
George and Muskegon River Railroad in Clare County. more>>
January 29, 1919 Michigan
ratifies the 18th amendment. more>>
January 30, 1962 A circus tragedy leaves two performers
dead in Detroit. more>>
January 31, 1945 Private Eddie Slovik becomes the only
U.S. serviceman executed for desertion during WWII. more>>
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| February |
February
1, 1967 Michigan becomes the first state to have a
border-to-border interstate freeway. more>>
February 2, 1936
Ty Cobb becomes one of the first players selected to enter the newly
formed Baseball Hall of Fame. more>>
February 3, 1838 The Michigan Central Railroad begins
service. more>>
February 4, 1864 Governor Blair approves a resolution
that recommends the reelection of President Lincoln. more>>
February 5, 1838 Detroit's militia company, the Brady
guards, was mustered into service during the Patriot War in
Canada. more>>
February 6, 1933 Michigan ratifies the 20th
amendment. more>>
February 7, 1979 Sheila Young of Detroit wins her third
medal in the Olympic winter games. more>>
February 8, 1985 The Stroh Brewery announces it is closing its Detroit
plant. more>>
February 9, 1864 Lt. Colonel William McCreery escapes from Libby Prison. more>>
February 10, 1942 Civilian car production ends in
Detroit. more>>
February 11, 1937 The Flint Sit-down Strike ends in
victory for the workers. more>>
February 12, 1781 A Spanish force captures British-held
Fort St. Joseph. more>>
February 13, 1855 The Michigan legislature protects
escaped slaves. more>>
February 14, 1932 A banking holiday closes the state's
banks. more>>
February 15, 1751 Pierre de Celeron, Sieur de Blainville,
takes command of Detroit. more>>
February 16, 1935 Sonny Bono is born in Detroit. more>>
February 17, 1864 The First Michigan Colored Infantry is mustered into federal
service. more>>
February 18, 1977 A hot-air balloon record is set.
more>>
February 19, 1970 Tiger pitcher Denny McLain is
suspended. more>>
February 20, 1909 The Hudson Motor Car Company is
organized. more>>
February 21, 1905 The National Ski Association is
organized in Ishpeming. more>>
February 22, 1970 The first concert is held at the
Masonic Temple. more>>
February 23, 1922 Record snows are recorded. more>>
February 24, 1863 Michigan supports the Emancipation Proclamation. more>>
February 25, 1779 George Rogers Clark attacks
British-held Vincennes (Indiana). more>>
February 26, 1836 William Austin Burt receives a patent for
his solar compass. more>
February 27, 1836 Russell A. Alger is born in Ohio. more>>
February 28, 1977 Michigan high-school basketball is
televised. more>>
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| March |
March 1, 1805 William Hull becomes governor of the
Michigan Territory. more>>
March 2, 1824 Father Gabriel Richard speaks to Congress.
more>>
March 3, 1875 Mackinac
Island National Park is created. more>>
March 4, 1847 William L. Greenly, Democrat, is appointed
governor of Michigan. more>>
March 5, 1836 Former slaves petition the state legislature
for a church. more>>
March 6, 1896 Charles B. King drives the first auto in
Detroit. more>>
March 7, 1932 Unemployed autoworkers are attacked at
Ford's River Rouge Plant. more>>
March 8, 1869 Michigan ratifies the Fifteenth Amendment.
more>>
March 9, 1976 Hot-air balloons flights over the state are
legalized. more>>
March 10, 1953 Alexander Groesbeck dies in Detroit. more>>
March 11, 1861 Keweenaw County is organized. more>>
March 12, 1974 Michigan exempts itself from daylight savings
time. more>>
March 13, 1861 John Robertson of Detroit prepares to assume
office as Michigan's adjutant general. more>>
March 14, 1865 Brunson Harbor becomes Benton Harbor. more>>
March 15, 1972 Fred Bear is the first person inducted into
the Archery Hall of Fame. more>>
March 16, 1847 Governor Greenly signs a bill moving the state
capital from Detroit to Lansing Township. more>>
March 17, 1929 Social discourse is banned in Detroit. more>>
March 18, 1837 The University of Michigan prepares to move
from Detroit to Ann Arbor. more>>
March 19, 1845 Houghton County is created. more>>
March 20, 1948 U of M becomes the first NCAA hockey champs.
more>>
March 21, 1891 Eau Claire is incorporated. more>>
March 22, 1954 The country's first regional shopping mall
opens in Southfield. more>>
March 23, 1984 The state's first test-tube baby is born.
more>>
March 24, 1936 The Red Wings play the longest Stanley Cup
game in history. more>>
March 25, 1680 La Salle and his men leave Fort Miami to
explore interior Michigan. more>>
March 26, 1859 Articles of incorporation are adopted by
Adrian College. more>>
March 27, 1946 Walter Reuther is elected president of the UAW.
more>>
March 28, 1820 St. Clair County is created. more>>
March 29, 1929 Fireworks are banned in Michigan. more>>
March 30, 1815 Detroiters celebrate the war's end. more>>
March 31, 1976 Turning right on red is OK. more>>
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| April |
 April
1, 1963 Voters approve a new state constitution. more>>
April 2, 1881 J. L. Hudson opens a store in downtown
Detroit.
more>>
April 3, 1933 Michigan says no to Prohibition. more>>
April 4, 1971 Gordie Howe plays his last game for the Detroit
Red Wings. more>>
April 5, 1778 Daniel Boone arrives at Detroit as a prisoner.
more>>
April 6, 1971 Detroit Tigers have their largest opening-day
attendance. more>>
April 7, 1947 Henry Ford dies. more>>
 April
8, 1931 The American robin becomes the official state bird. more>>
April 9, 1924 Watervliet is incorporated as a city. more>>
April 10, 1915 Harry Morgan is born. more>>
April 11, 1936 The Detroit Red Wings win their first Stanley
Cup. more>>
April 12, 1827 The village of Monroe is incorporated. more>>
April 13, 1896 Baseball is played at Michigan & Trumbull
for the first time. more>>
April 14, 1913 Gerald R. Ford is born. more>>
April 15, 1859 Luren D. Dickinson is born. more>>
April 16, 1996 General Motors buys the Renaissance Center.
more>>
April 17, 1955 Al Kaline makes baseball history. more>>
April 18, 1955 Thousands of Detroit first- and second-graders
get polio vaccines. more>>
April 19, 1973 Craters appear in Williamsburg. more>>
April 20, 1909 The nation's first mile of concrete highway is
laid. more>>
April 21, 1928 The nation's first airplane show is held.
more>>
April 22, 1938 Briggs Stadium is dedicated. more>>
April 23, 1832 William Austin Burt joins the Macomb County
Circuit Court. more>>
April 24, 1941 The Detroit Tank Arsenal delivers its first
tank. more>>
April 25, 1981 Louis Cramton is appointed to the Michigan
Women's Commission. more>>
April 26, 1778 Detroit takes its census. more>>
April 27, 1933 Michigan law lowers the state's drinking age.
more>>
April 28, 1955 The white pine becomes the official state
tree. more>>
April 29, 1911 Michigan adopts a new state flag.
more>>
April 30, 1921 Niagara Falls daredevil dies. more>>
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| May |
May 1, 1861
The 1st Michigan Infantry is mustered into
service of the United States at Detroit. more>>
May 2, 1933 The Civilian Conservation Corps comes to
Michigan. more>>
May 3, 1921 Sugar Ray Robinson is born. more>>
May 4, 1846 A woman addresses the Michigan legislature.
more>>
May 5, 1831 The Detroit Free Press begins publishing.
more>>
May 6, 1945 Bob Seger is born. more>>
May 7, 1763 Pontiac's Rebellion begins. more>>
May 8, 1800 The Northwest Territory is divided. more>>
May 9, 1970 Walter P. Reuther dies. more>>
May 10, 1865 Michiganians capture Jefferson Davis. more>>
May 11, 1835 Delegates gather in Detroit to write a state
constitution. more>>
May 12, 1781 Mackinac Island is sold to the British. more>>
May 13, 1913 Theodore Roosevelt
comes to Marquette. more>>
May 14, 1898 Bread
prices skyrocket. more>>
May 15, 1912 The Tigers go on
strike. more>>
May 16, 1972 Voters approve a
state lottery. more>>
May 17, 1673 Father Marquette and
and Louis Jolliet head west. more>>
May 18, 1927 A disaster occurs in
Bath. more>>
May 19, 1927 Charles Lindbergh
flies across the Atlantic Ocean. more>>
May 20, 1921 Hal Newhouser is
born. more>>
May 21, 1696 King Louis XIV orders
France's western Great Lakes outposts destroyed. more>>
May 22, 1964 Plans for a
"Great Society" are announced. more>>
May 23, 1863 The siege of
Vicksburg begins. more>>
May 24, 1749 "Come to
Detroit" campaign is introduced. more>>
May 25, 1822 Steamboats arrive in
Detroit. more>>
May 26, 1927 The last Model T is
produced. more>>
May 27, 1960 Detroit's population
drops. more>>
May 28, 1913 The Michigan Historical Commission is created.
more>>
May 29, 1848 Lewis Cass is nominated for the presidency. more>>
May 30, 1930 The Polar Bears are remembered. more>>
May 31, 1942 The last civilian truck is produced before World
War II. more>>
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| June |
June 1, 1910
Horace and John Dodge break ground on a car
parts factory in Hamtramck. more>>
June 2, 1763 Fort Michilimackinac is captured by Native
Americans. more>>
June 3, 1798 Father
Gabriel Richard arrives in Detroit. more>>
June 4, 1896 Henry Ford introduces his quadricycle. more>>
June 5, 1907 The village of Pellston is incorporated. more>>
June 6, 1958 The
Detroit Tigers' first nonwhite player debuts. more>>
June 7, 1860 The
Republicans nominate Austin Blair for governor. more>>
June 8, 1926 Babe
Ruth comes to Detroit. more>>
June 9, 1881 The
Soo Locks are given to the federal government. more>>
June 10, 1919 Michigan ratifies the Nineteenth Amendment.
more>>
June 11, 1805 Detroit
is destroyed by fire. more>>
June 12, 1979 The Tigers hire George Lee "Sparky"
Anderson as manager. more>>
June 13, 1924 A riot causes Detroit Tigers to lose a ball
game. more>>
June 14, 1671 The
Pageant of the Sault is held. more>>
June 15, 1836 Congress
proposes an end to the Michigan/Ohio boundary issue. more>>
June 16, 1856 James
Jesse Strang is assassinated. more>>
June 17, 1866 Lewis
Cass dies in Detroit. more>>
June 18, 1855 The
Soo Locks open. more>>
June 19, 1879 General William Tecumseh Sherman tells
graduates of the Michigan Military Academy that "War is Hell."
more>>
June 20, 1943 Race riots erupt in Detroit. more>>
June 21, 1948 The
first Bill Knapps restaurant opens in Battle Creek. more>>
June 22, 1937 Joe
Louis wins his first heavyweight title. more>>
June 23, 1963 Thousands
march for racial equality in Detroit. more>>
June 24, 1962 The
Tigers play the longest game in baseball history. more>>
June 25, 1930 Amelia Earhart sets an air speed record over
Detroit. more>>
June 26, 1896 Ubly is incorporated. more>>
June 27, 1947 Ford Motor Company offers its employees a
pension. more>>
June 28, 1860 John S. Barry is nominated for governor for
fifth time. more>>
June 29, 1863 George
Armstrong Custer is appointed to command the Michigan Cavalry Brigade.
more>>
June 30, 1953 America is introduced to the Corvette. more>>
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| July |
July 1, 1863
Michigan infantry
suffer the greatest loss of any northern regiment in Civil War fighting.
more>>
July 2, 1942 Max Stephan of Detroit is found guilty of
treason for assisting a Nazi prisoner. more>>
July 3, 1919 The first veterans of the Polar Bear expedition
return to Michigan. more>>
July 4, 1832 Cholera epidemic begins in Michigan. more>>
July 5, 1812 General William Hull arrives in Detroit for an
invasion of Canada. more>>
July 6, 1854 Michiganians gather in Jackson and form the
national Republican party. more>>
July 7, 1854 The Detroit Daily News begins
publication. more>>
July 8, 1850 James J. Strang is crowned King James on Beaver
Island by his Mormon followers. more>>
July 9, 1755 Indians defeat the British army. more>>
July 10, 1887 The Grand Hotel opens on Mackinac Island.
more>>
July 11, 1796 The American flag is raised over Detroit.
more>>
July 12, 1974 The first females join the Michigan National
Guard. more>>
July 13, 1787 The U.S. government takes the first step toward
providing statehood for Michigan. more>>
July 14, 1980 The 32nd Republican National Convention opens
in Detroit. more>>
July 15, 2000 The Detroit Tigers retire Willie Horton's
uniform number. more>>
July 16, 1792 Michigan voters go to the polls for the first
time. more>>
July 17, 1961 Ty Cobb dies. more>>
July 18, 1863 Michiganians campaign in Mississippi. more>>
July 19, 1949 Frank Murphy dies. more>>
July 20, 1838 Canal digging begins to link Lake St. Clair
with Lake Michigan. more>>
July 21, 1861 The First Michigan Infantry Regiment "sees
the elephant" at First Bull Run. more>>
July 22, 1930 Detroit Mayor Charles Bowles is recalled.
more>>
July 23, 1872 Elijah J. McCoy patents the first automatic
lubricator cup. more>>
July 24, 1701 Detroit is founded. more>>
July 25, 1817 Detroit's first regularly published newspaper
is founded. more>>
July 26, 1701 Detroit's Ste. Anne's Church holds its first
service. more>>
July 27, 1864 The siege of Atlanta begins. more>>
July 28, 1973 Joe Schmidt enters the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. more>>
July 29, 1971 No-fault divorces are allowed in Michigan. more>>
July 30, 1863 Henry Ford is born. more>>
July 31, 1988 The last American Playboy Club closes. more>>
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| August |
August 1, 1831
General Lewis Cass resigns as governor. more>>
August 2, 1861 The First Michigan Infantry comes home. more>>
August 3, 1795 Michigan land is ceded to the United States.
more>>
August 4, 1913 Poet Robert Hayden is born. more>>
August 5, 1862 John R. Williams's son is killed. more>>
August 6, 1845 The University of Michigan graduates its first
class. more>>
August 7, 1904 Ralph Bunche is born in Detroit. more>>
August 8, 1970 Music fans rock at Goose Lake. more>>
August 9, 1974 Gerald R. Ford becomes president of the United
States. more>>
August 10, 1865 Detroit prepares to greet General U.S. Grant.
more>>
August 11, 1942 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello visit
Ironwood.
more>>
August 12, 1863 The First Michigan Colored Infantry is
authorized. more>>
August 13, 1796 General Wayne comes to Detroit. more>>
August 14, 1959 Basketball star Earvin "Magic"
Johnson is born. more>>
August 15, 1796 Wayne County is created. more>>
August 16, 1812 Detroit surrenders to the British. more>>
August 17, 1980 Detroit Tigers retire number 6. more>>
August 18, 1858 William Austin Burt dies. more>>
August 19, 1951 The Detroit Tigers pitch to the first midget.
more>>
August 20, 1794 Americans win the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
more>>
August 21, 1984 The Chief Wawatam sails for the last
time. more>>
August 22, 1861 The Seventh Michigan Infantry is mustered.
more>>
August 23, 1975 The Detroit Lions move to the suburbs. more>>
August 24, 1834 Cholera epidemic hits Detroit. more>>
August 25, 1858 Michigan soldiers battle at Reams Station,
Virginia. more>>
August 26, 1817 Public education comes to Michigan. more>>
August 27, 1856 Abraham Lincoln speaks in Kalamazoo. more>>
August 28, 1891 Road construction continues in Detroit.
more>>
August 29, 1821 Lewis Cass negotiates the Treaty of Chicago.
more>>
August 30, 1905 Ty Cobb plays his first game for the Detroit
Tigers. more>>
August 31, 1809 Michigan's first newspaper is printed. more>>
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| September |
September
1, 1796
Americans occupy
Fort Mackinac. more>>
September 2, 1902 Detroit suffers its first automobile
fatality. more>>
September 3, 1921 Earnest Hemingway marries at Horton
Bay.
more>>
September 4, 1862 The 21st Michigan goes to war. more>>
September 5, 1881 Forest fires race across the Thumb. more>>
September 6, 1901 Leon F. Czolgosz shoots President William
McKinley. more>>
September 7, 1963 Earl "Dutch" Clark enters the
Professional Football Hall of Fame. more>>
September 8, 1896 Suomi College opens in Hancock. more>>
September 9, 1925 Dr. Ossian Sweet defends his family.
more>>
September 10, 1813 The Americans are victorious at
Put-in-Bay. more>>
September 11, 1982 The USS Michigan is launched.
more>>
September 12, 1862 Conscription comes to Michigan.
more>>
September 13, 1832 Father Gabriel Richard dies.
more>>
September 14, 1968 Denny McLain wins game 30.
more>>
September 15, 1901 The Detroit Tigers record their most
lopsided shutout victory. more>>
September 16, 1908 General Motors is chartered. more>>
September 17, 1862 Michiganians fight at Antietam. more>>
September 18, 1679 The Griffin heads east to Niagara.
more>>
September 19, 1864 The Civil War comes to the Detroit River.
more>>
September 20, 1900 "My Michigan" author is born. more>>
September 21, 1835 John Horner arrives in Michigan. more>>
September 22, 1857 William Gwinn Mather is born. more>>
September 23, 1934 The Detroit Lions play their first NFL game.
more>>
September 24, 1830 A public hanging occurs in Detroit. more>>
September 25, 1849 The Michigan State Fair opens. more>>
September 26, 1998 Michigan football sets a single-game
attendance record. more>>
September 27, 1999 Tiger Stadium hosts its last Tiger game.
more>>
September 28, 1835 The Democratic Free Press and Michigan
Intelligencer becomes a daily newspaper. more>>
September 29, 1813 American troops reoccupy Detroit. more>>
September 30, 1865 The First Michigan Colored Infantry heads
home. more>>
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| October |
October 1, 1942
The first B-24 bomber rolls off an
assembly line near Ypsilanti. more>>
October 2, 1873 The cornerstone for the new State Capitol
is laid. more>>
October 3, 1864 The Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry is
mustered into federal service. more>>
October 4, 1641 Sault Ste. Marie is founded. more>>
October 5, 1813 Americans defeat the British at the Battle
of the Thames. more>>
October 6, 1972 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is officially
dedicated. more>>
October 7, 1935 The Detroit Tigers win their first world
championship. more>>
October 8, 1862 Michigan soldiers fight at Perryville,
Kentucky. more>>
October 9, 1782 Lewis Cass is born. more>>
October 10, 1968 The Detroit Tigers win the World Series
in Game Seven against St. Louis. more>>
October 11, 1974 The Detroit Wheels go flat. more>>
October 12, 1973 Gerald R. Ford is nominated to the vice
presidency. more>>
October 13, 1862 The Sixth Michigan Cavalry is organized. more>>
October 14, 1960 John F. Kennedy visits Ann Arbor. more>>
October 15, 1814 William Woodbridge becomes territorial
secretary. more>>
October 16, 1861 More troops go to war. more>>
October 17, 1899 President William McKinley visits
Three Oaks. more>>
October 18, 1942 Willie Horton is born.
more>>
October 19, 1875 Zachariah Chandler is named secretary of the
Interior. more>>
October 20, 1994 Marie-Therese Guyon-Cadillac is inducted into
the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. more>>
October 21, 1842 Will Carleton is born. more>>
October 22, 1864 Chelsea is incorporated. more>>
October 23, 1949 The Lions beat the Cardinals. more>>
October 24, 1901 Annie Edson Taylor rides Niagara Falls
and survives. more>>
October 25, 1889 The Peninsulas are linked. more>>
October 26, 1864 The 28th Michigan Infantry leaves for
war.
more>>
October 27, 1992 The Keweenaw National Historic Park is
established. more>>
October 28, 1912 Man and woman get married "on the
fly." more>>
October 29, 1813 Lewis Cass is appointed territorial governor.
more>>
October 30, 1863 Drafting continues in Michigan. more>>
October 31, 1926 Harry Houdini dies in Detroit. more>>
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| November |
November 1, 1679
Fort Miami is founded.
more>>
November 2, 1954 Charles Diggs is elected to Congress.
more>>
November 3, 1926 The state's worst mining disaster occurs. more>>
November 4, 1862 The first Polish man is elected.
more>>
November 5, 1850 Voters approve Michigan's second
constitution.
more>>
November 6, 1893 Edsel Ford is born. more>>
November 7, 1975 Daylight saving time is approved.
more>>
November 8, 1870 African Americans go to the polls.
more>>
November 9, 1775 Henry Hamilton arrives in Detroit. more>>
November 10, 1975 The Edmund Fitzgerald sinks. more>>
November 11, 1918 The Great War comes to an end.
more>>
November 12, 1883 The Akeley sinks in Lake Michigan.
more>>
November 13, 1972 Michigan's first state lottery ticket is
sold. more>>
November 14, 1914 The first Dodge is produced.
more>>
November 15, 1929 The Ambassador Bridge opens to traffic.
more>>
November 16, 1926 Commune leader Benjamin Purnell is
arrested. more>>
November 17, 1829 David H. Jerome is born in Detroit.
more>>
November 18, 1958 The Carl D. Bradley sinks near
Charlevoix.
more>>
November 19, 1966 The Spartans and the Irish tangle in
East Lansing.
more>>
November 20, 1887 Wakefield is incorporated as a village.
more>>
November 21, 1945 Marlo Thomas is born in Detroit.
more>>
November 22, 1983 Michigan recalls its first legislator.
more>>
November 23, 1833 William Austin Burt is appointed U.S.
deputy surveyor. more>>
November 24, 1971 Henry Ford II announces plans for a $340
million center to be built in downtown Detroit.
more>>
November 25, 1863 The Battle of Chattanooga is fought in
Tennessee.
more>>
November 26, 1883 Sojourner Truth dies in Battle Creek.
more>>
November 27, 1960 Gordie Howe reaches 1,000 points. more>>
November 28, 1929 Berry Gordy Jr. is born in Detroit.
more>>
November 29, 1760 French rule of Detroit ends.
more>>
November 30, 1901 The Henry Ford Company is incorporated. more>>
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| December |
December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat.
more>>
December 2, 1830 Elizabeth Chandler organizes
the state's first antislavery society. more>>
December 3, 1978 The bottle bill goes into
effect. more>>
December 4, 1844 Michigan Central College opens
in Spring Arbor. more>>
December 5, 1994 President Bill Clinton
presents Balthazar Korab's photos to Hungarian president Arpad Goncz.
more>>
December 6, 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment is
ratified. more>>
December 7, 1968 Snowmobiling is popular in
Ironwood. more>>
December 8, 1823 Father Gabriel Richard goes to
Congress. more>>
December 9, 1935 The Lions win their first championship.
more>>
December 10, 1887 The state's first cremation is completed.
more>>
December 11, 1934 Fire destroys a Lansing
landmark. more>>
December 12, 1941 Detroit learns about its
first WWII casualty. more>>
December 13, 1860 Lewis Cass resigns as U.S.
secretary of state. more>>
December 14, 1836 Michiganians approve
congressional terms for admission to Union. more>>
December 15, 1796 Anthony Wayne dies.
more>>
December 16, 1808 Michigan's first Republican governor is born.
more>>
December 17, 1798 Michigan's first American
election is held. more>>
December 18, 1920 Ty Cobb is manager of the Detroit Tigers.
more>>
December 19, 1934 Al Kaline is born.
more>>
December 20, 1791
Detroit becomes part of
Canada. more>>
December 21, 1966 Michigan
builds its 10,000th bridge. more>>
December 22, 1825 General Lewis Cass is reappointed governor of
the Michigan Territory.
more>>
December 23, 1978 Michigan drinkers must be
twenty-one.
more>>
December 24, 1913 Disaster occurs in Calumet. more>>
December 25, 1660 Michigan's first Christmas is celebrated.
more>>
December 26, 1944 The GI Bill comes to Michigan. more>>
December 27, 1821 First executions take place
in Michigan. more>>
December 28, 1863 Troy Township voters approve a tax to pay
soldiers.
more>>
December 29, 1863 Michigan men dress in Union blue.
more>>
December 30, 1936 The Flint Sit-down strike begins. more>>
December 31, 1862 Michiganians fight at the
Battle of Stones River, Tennessee. more>>
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