Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBurt'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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ford Ends Internment Order, Smokey Robinson Born | Feb 19
Episode 1449
On this day in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed the proclamation “An American Promise,” formally ending Executive Order 9066, which had led to the …
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Michigan Schools, Balloon Voyage, & Olympic Medal | Feb 18
Episode 1448
On this day in 1842, the Michigan legislature approved the organization of a public school system in Detroit. In 1977, Karl Thomas from Troy ended a …
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Michigan's First African-American Rodeo Queen at MSU | Feb 17
Episode 1447
On this day in 2018, Michigan held its 49th Spartan Stampede rodeo and selected its first African-American Rodeo Queen, Khalilah Smith, a Michigan St…
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