Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMichigan's Coldest Day & Detroit's Arsenal Shift | Feb 9
Episode 1439
On this day in 1934, Vanderbilt, Michigan, recorded the state's coldest temperature at -51°F. In 1942, Detroit's auto manufacturers halted civilian c…
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Bowman's 1,000th Win & Gresser's Chess Mastery | Feb 8
Episode 1438
On this day in 1997, Detroit Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman won his 1,000th regular season game. Also, in 1906, chess master Gisela Kahn Gresser was b…
7 months ago
Sheila Young's Medals, Frozen Lake Superior, & DeVos | Feb 7
Episode 1437
On this day in 1976, Detroiter Sheila Young became the first American to win three medals in one Winter Olympics. In 1994, satellite images showed La…
7 months ago
Grand Rapids Wins the Name Game & Merze Tate's Birth | Feb 6
Episode 1436
On this day in 1844, the Grand Rapids vs. Kent dispute was settled, officially naming it Grand Rapids. In 1905, Merze Tate was born in Blanchard, Mic…
7 months ago
Granholm's Birth, Kevorkian Barred, & Brook Trout | Feb 5
Episode 1435
On this day in 1959, Governor Jennifer Granholm was born. She made history as Michigan's first woman Attorney General and Governor, and later served …
7 months ago
Lindbergh's Atlantic Flight & Alice Cooper's Birth | Feb 4
Episode 1434
On this day in 1902, Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit. He became the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic in 1927. In 1948, Vincent F…
7 months ago
First Train Ride, Howe's 6 Goals, & 13th Amendment | Feb 3
Episode 1433
On this day in 1838, passengers rode the Michigan Central Railroad from Detroit to Ypsilanti for the first time. In 1944, Detroit Red Wing’s Sydney H…
7 months ago
Stockwell's Admission & Ty Cobb's Induction | Feb 2
Episode 1794
On this day in 1870, Elizabeth Madelon Stockwell became the first woman admitted to the University of Michigan. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame in…
7 months, 1 week ago
I-94's Completion & Blue Star Mothers' Founding | Feb 1
Episode 1793
On this day in 1967, Michigan completed I-94, becoming the first state with an interstate highway stretching border-to-border. In 1942, the Blue Star…
7 months, 1 week ago
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft's Literary Firsts | Jan 31
Episode 1792
On this day in 1800, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, the first known Indigenous literary writer and poet, was born in Ste. Saint Marie. Known as Bamewawag…
7 months, 1 week ago