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Back to SearchSS Tashmoo's Launch & Michigan's First Native-Owned Casino | December 31
Episode 1763
On this day in 1899, the 306-foot paddle-wheeler SS Tashmoo was launched in Detroit, becoming a beloved Great Lakes pleasure boat. It sailed for 37 y…
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Repeal of Prohibition & Michigan's Official Wildflower | December 30
Episode 1762
On this day in 1933, Governor William Comstock marked the repeal of Prohibition by purchasing the first bottle of whiskey sold in Michigan: Old Taylo…
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Michigan’s Railroad & the Birth of Pro Hockey | December 29
Episode 1761
On this day in 1953, the Detroit River Railroad Tunnel switched from electric to diesel-powered locomotives, connecting Michigan to Ontario. In 1902,…
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MSU's Spring Break Inspiration & "Where The Boys Are" | December 28
Episode 1760
In 1959, MSU Professor Glendon Swarthout, inspired by his students heading to Florida for Spring Break, wrote a book about their experiences. The 196…
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Michigan’s First Public Executions & the End of the Michigan Citizen | December 27
Episode 1759
On this day in 1821, Michigan held its first public executions, where two Indigenous men performed a death dance before their hanging. It wasn’t unti…
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Michigan's Train Station, Ski Resort & Rosie the Riveter | December 26
Episode 1758
In 1913, the first train arrived at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, the tallest train station in the world at the time. In 1963, Boyne Highlands …
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Michigan’s First Christmas, Iron King & Snowboarding Origins | December 25
Episode 1757
In 1660, Michigan's first recorded Christmas celebration took place near Keweenaw Bay, documented by Father Rene Menard with French-Canadian traders …
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The Italian Hall Disaster & the Treaty of Ghent | December 24
Episode 1756
In 1913, the Italian Hall disaster occurred in Calumet, Michigan, when a false "fire" alarm during a children’s Christmas party led to a deadly stamp…
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The 1888 Fire in Hermansville & Michigan’s Drinking Age Change | December 23
Episode 1755
On this day in 1888, the lumber town of Hermansville, Michigan, near the Wisconsin border, was destroyed by fire. With no fire department and frozen …
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Detroit’s WWI Sabotage Plot & Madonna’s First Hit | December 22
Episode 1757
On this day in 1917, Albert Carl Kaltschmidt was convicted for leading a plot to sabotage Detroit businesses, Windsor, Canada, and a railroad tunnel …
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