Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBrewer's Brigadier Promotion & Quimby's Birth| May 11
Season 1 Episode 1529
On this day in 1978, Margaret Brewer, a native of Durand, became the Marine Corps’ first woman brigadier general. Inspired by the Iwo Jima flag raise…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Eliza Leggett's Underground Railroad & Suffrage| May 9
Season 1 Episode 1527
On this day in 1815, Eliza Seaman Leggett, a key member of the Underground Railroad, was born. Her Michigan home welcomed many enslaved people and no…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Mike & Marian Ilitch's Pizza Empire| May 8
Season 1 Episode 1526
On this day in 1959, Mike and Marian Ilitch opened their first Little Caesars restaurant in Garden City, Michigan. Mike, a former Detroit Tigers farm…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Sophie Lyons' Life of Crime & Reform| May 7
Season 1 Episode 1525
On this day in 1924, Sophie Lyons, a famous rogue turned reformer, died in Detroit. Known as one of the country's most notorious thieves, she later d…
11 months ago
Daniel Gerber's Birth & Gerber Baby Food | May 6
Season 1 Episode 1524
On this day in 1898, Daniel Frank Gerber, the creator of Gerber Baby food, was born in Fremont, Michigan. His wife Dorothy suggested making and selli…
11 months ago
Booker T. Washington's Speech & Free Press| May 5
Season 1 Episode 1523
On this day in 1903, civil rights pioneer Booker T. Washington addressed an enthusiastic audience in Detroit, advocating for unity and greatness. And…
11 months ago
Ernestine Rose's Speech & Harwell's Legacy | May 4
Season 1 Episode 1522
On this day in 1846, the first woman to address the Michigan legislature, Ernestine Rose, spoke about women's suffrage. And in 2010, Detroit Tigers' …
11 months ago
Alpena's Placoderm Fossil & Sugar Ray's Birth | May 3
Season 1 Episode 1521
On this day in 2017: A rare fossil of a Placoderm, an armor-plated fish, was found in Alpena, Michigan, exciting paleontologists at the University of…
11 months ago
LBJ's Great Society Speech & McCoy's Invention | May 2
Season 1 Episode 1520
On this day in 1964: At Michigan Stadium, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced his plans for "The Great Society" during the University of Michigan’s…
11 months ago
Ford's 40-Hour Workweek Adoption | May 1
Season 1 Episode 1519
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. …
11 months ago