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Back to SearchKirk Gibson's Birthday & Sojourner Truth's Speech| May 28
Episode 1547
On this day in 1957, Detroit Tiger Kirk Gibson was born in Pontiac, Michigan. And in 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered her 'Ain't I A Woman' speech, ad…
1 week, 3 days ago
James 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…
1 week, 4 days ago
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…
1 week, 5 days ago
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…
1 week, 6 days ago
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…
2 weeks ago
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…
2 weeks, 3 days 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…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
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…
2 weeks, 5 days ago