Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFord's 40-Hour Workweek Adoption | May 1
Season 1 Episode 1520
On this day in 1926: The Ford Motor Company became one of the first in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour workweek for automotive factory workers. …
6 months, 1 week ago
Jackson's Endurance Walk & Detroit's First Flight | Apr 30
Episode 1519
On this day in 1935: During the Great Depression, the Regent Cafe in Jackson, Michigan offered $1,000 for couples to walk as long as they could. Tomm…
6 months, 1 week ago
Michigan-Ohio Border War & Last Oldsmobile | Apr 29
Episode 1518
On this day in 1835: The Michigan-Ohio border war flared up as Michigan militia confronted Ohio surveyors. The Detroit Free Press and Toledo Gazette …
6 months, 1 week ago
Milo Dakin's Bribery & Tigers' Debut Win | Apr 28
Episode 1517
On this day in 1887: The Michigan House expelled Representative Milo Dakin for attempting to bribe fellow lawmakers. This marked the first expulsion …
6 months, 1 week ago
Detroit's Zion Lodge & Steamboat Launch | Apr 27
Episode 1516
On this day in 1764: The Provincial Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons in New York issued a charter to Michigan's first Masonic lodge in De…
6 months, 1 week ago
Kalamazoo Free Lunch & Lincoln's Assassins | Apr 26
Episode 1515
On this day in 1901: Kalamazoo saloon owners agreed to stop offering extravagant free lunches, limiting them to cheese and crackers. On this day in 1…
6 months, 1 week ago
Mary T. Lathrap, Prohibition Advocate | Apr 25
Episode 1514
On this day in 1838: Mary T. Lathrap, known as the "Daniel Webster of Prohibition," was born in Jackson, Michigan. She was a teacher turned evangelis…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
First M3 Tank Rolls Out in Detroit | Apr 24
Episode 1513
On this day in 1941: The first tank from Detroit's Arsenal of Democracy rolled off the assembly line at Chrysler. The 30-ton M3 tank was rapidly prod…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ford's Gift to Burbank & Moore's Birth | Apr 23
Episode 1512
On this day in 1918: Henry Ford gifted his first Fordson Tractor to his friend, plant breeder Luther Burbank. Burbank was known for his experiments w…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Kalamazoo College & Flint's Lois Holt | Apr 22
Episode 1511
On this day in 1933: The Territory of Michigan chartered its first school of higher learning, initially named the Michigan and Huron Institute, now K…
6 months, 2 weeks ago