Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMilo 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 weeks ago
Zarichny's Defiance Against Senate | Apr 21
Episode 1510
On this day in 1948: James Zarichny, a Michigan State College senior and political activist, took a stand against the Michigan legislature. He refuse…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ty Cobb's Historic Run at Navin Field | Apr 20
Episode 1509
On this day in 1912: The Detroit Tigers moved into their new home at Navin Field, later known as Tiger Stadium. The Tigers had previously played at B…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Glenn T. Seaborg & Detroit Tigers | Apr 19
Episode 1508
On this day in 1912: Glenn T. Seaborg, the Nobel-laureate Michigander, was born in Ishpeming, Michigan. He discovered 10 atomic elements, including p…
6 months, 3 weeks ago