Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDetroit Streetcar Workers Unionize, Riot, & Win | May 12
Episode 1531
On this day in 1891, Detroit’s streetcar employees unionized. Starting in April, local transit workers picketed the Detroit Street Railway and Grand …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Brewer's Brigadier Promotion & Quimby's Birth| May 11
Episode 1530
On this day in 1978, Margaret Brewer, a native of Durand, became the Marine Corps’ first woman brigadier general. Inspired by the Iwo Jima flag raise…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Eliza Leggett's Underground Railroad & Suffrage| May 9
Episode 1528
On this day in 1815, Eliza Seaman Leggett, a key member of the Underground Railroad, was born. Her Michigan home welcomed many enslaved people and no…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Mike & Marian Ilitch's Pizza Empire| May 8
Episode 1527
On this day in 1959, Mike and Marian Ilitch opened their first Little Caesars restaurant in Garden City, Michigan. Mike, a former Detroit Tigers farm…
6 months ago
Sophie Lyons' Life of Crime & Reform| May 7
Episode 1526
On this day in 1924, Sophie Lyons, a famous rogue turned reformer, died in Detroit. Known as one of the country's most notorious thieves, she later d…
6 months ago
Daniel Gerber's Birth & Gerber Baby Food | May 6
Episode 1525
On this day in 1898, Daniel Frank Gerber, the creator of Gerber Baby food, was born in Fremont, Michigan. His wife Dorothy suggested making and selli…
6 months ago
Booker T. Washington's Speech & Free Press | May 5
Episode 1524
On this day in 1903, civil rights pioneer Booker T. Washington addressed an enthusiastic audience in Detroit, advocating for unity and greatness. And…
6 months ago
Ernestine Rose's Speech & Harwell's Legacy | May 4
Episode 1523
On this day in 1846, the first woman to address the Michigan legislature, Ernestine Rose, spoke about women's suffrage. And in 2010, Detroit Tigers' …
6 months ago
Alpena's Placoderm Fossil & Sugar Ray's Birth | May 3
Episode 1522
On this day in 2017: A rare fossil of a Placoderm, an armor-plated fish, was found in Alpena, Michigan, exciting paleontologists at the University of…
6 months ago
LBJ's Great Society Speech & McCoy's Invention | May 2
Episode 1521
On this day in 1964: At Michigan Stadium, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced his plans for "The Great Society" during the University of Michigan’s…
6 months ago