Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDetroit's Icons: K-Mart & Donyale Luna | Mar 1
Episode 1459
On this day in 1962, the S.S. Kresge Company opened the first K-Mart in Garden City, Michigan, marking the start of a retail empire. Also, on this da…
8 months, 1 week ago
1992 MSU Firebombing & Sunday Baseball Law | Feb 28
Episode 1458
On this day in 1992, ecoterrorist Rodney Coronado struck the Michigan State Campus, setting fire to decades of research in Anthony Hall. In 1907, the…
8 months, 1 week ago
1702 Comet, Aggies' First Game & Rosa Parks Statue | Feb 27
Episode 1457
On this day in 1702, a comet blazed across the skies over Michigan, startling native Americans and frightening French fur traders. In 1899, Michigan …
8 months, 1 week ago
Burt's Compass, Record Ban, Minder's Past | Feb 26
Episode 1456
On this day in 1836, William Austin Burt received a patent for his solar compass, which helped survey Michigan accurately despite magnetic interferen…
8 months, 1 week ago
Clark's Victory, Albion College & Blue Ice | Feb 25
Episode 1455
On this day in 1779, British military governor Henry Hamilton surrendered Detroit to American Colonel George Rogers Clark, leading to the British ced…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Olivet College, Marijuana Ban & Sonny Eliot | Feb 24
Episode 1454
On this day in 1844, Olivet College, Michigan’s first coeducational college and the first to admit black students, was founded. In 1928, Detroit outl…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
MSU Admits Women & Soapy Williams Born | Feb 23
Episode 1453
On this day in 1870, Michigan Agricultural College, now MSU, accepted women students for the first time, integrating them into all courses, including…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
George DeBaptiste's Underground Railroad Work | Feb 22
Episode 1452
On this day in 1875, George DeBaptiste, a key figure in the Underground Railroad, passed away in Detroit. Born in 1814, DeBaptiste was never enslaved…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Detroit Physician, Michigan Troops, Malcolm X Death | Feb 21
Episode 1451
On this day in 1849, the Detroit city council called for the election of a City Physician to combat smallpox outbreaks. In 1865, Michigan African Ame…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Hudson Motor Co. Founded & John Glenn's Orbit | Feb 20
Episode 1450
On this day in 1909, eight businessmen in Detroit founded the Hudson Motor Car Company, aiming to produce a car for under $1,000. Their first car rol…
8 months, 2 weeks ago