Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJames Robinson's Valor & Detroit's Tribute| May 27
Episode 1546
On this day in 2019, the Michigan Society of the Sons of the American Revolution honored Private James Robinson, a Black soldier in the Revolutionary…
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Detroit's First Election & Model T's End| May 26
Episode 1545
On this day in 1768, Detroit held its first election, with Philippe Dejean voted as judge and justice of the district. Public records show 31 men vot…
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Thompson's Enlistment & Edmonds' Legacy| May 25
Episode 1544
On this day in 1861, Franklin Thompson joined the 2nd Michigan Infantry, bravely serving as a spy, field medic, mail carrier, and soldier. Thompson s…
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Florence Knoll's Birth & UP Expedition| May 24
Episode 1543
On this day in 1917, Florence Knoll was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Her studies in architecture and design at a boarding school in Bloomfield Hills se…
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Pinball Ban & Gwen Frostic Day| May 23
Episode 1542
On this day in 1939, the Detroit City Council voted to ban pinball machines from being played outside on the streets, concerned they were being used …
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Underwater Stonehenge & Ferguson's Birth| May 22
Episode 1541
On this day in 2015, divers discovered Michigan’s underwater Stonehenge on the bed of Lake Michigan. The ring of stones, resembling the British Isles…
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Olds' Export & Michigan's State Song| May 21
Episode 1540
On this day in 1892, Ransom E. Olds sold the first American car for export. His steam-powered car, featured in Scientific American, was bought by a c…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Lindbergh's Flight & MSU Student Strike| May 20
Episode 1539
On this day in 1927, Detroit native Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight, leaving Long Island’s Roosevelt Field an…
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Buick's Incorporation & Quadruplets' Birth| May 19
Episode 1538
On this day in 1903, Buick, now a division of GM, was incorporated in Detroit. David Dunbar Buick and Walter L. Marr built the first automobile to be…
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Michigan's Death Penalty Ban & Tulip Time | May 18
Episode 1537
On this day in 1846, Michigan outlawed the death penalty, becoming the first government in the English-speaking world to do so. Capital punishment wa…
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