Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFirst Flight in Grand Rapids | September 12
Episode 2018
On this day in 1911, J. Clifford Turpin made the first flight over Grand Rapids at the West Michigan State Fair. His Model B plane, with wheels for t…
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Michigan Scandal Ends with Expulsions | September 11
Episode 2017
In 2015, Michigan Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat were embroiled in a scandal involving fake stories and misuse of taxpayer funds. Cour…
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Big Annie’s Protest and Mickey Mantle’s Home Run | September 10
Episode 2016
Today in 1913, Ana Clemenc, known as “Big Annie,” was jailed during a protest at Calumet mine while supporting striking miners. She was convicted of …
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Dr. Ossian Sweet's Historic Struggle | September 9
Episode 2015
Today in 1925, Dr. Ossian Sweet and his family were attacked by a white mob in Detroit after moving to a neighborhood considered beyond the color lin…
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Celebrating Eleanore Hutzel and Gerald Ford's Controversial Pardon | September 8
Episode 2014
Today in 1885, Eleanore Hutzel was born in Ann Arbor. She became a pioneering advocate for women's and children's rights, leading the Women's Divisio…
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Michigander's Historic Spaceflight | September 7
Episode 2013
Today in 1956, Michigan's Iven Kincheloe set a record altitude of 126,200 feet in his X-2 plane, becoming known as America's first spaceman. Kinchelo…
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Sarah Emma Edmonds' Legacy and Beatlemania in Detroit | September 6
Episode 2012
On this day in 1898, Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Civil War veteran who served disguised as a man in the Union Army, passed away. Also, in 1964, Beatlemania…
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Michigan's 1881 Firestorm and the Mackinac Bridge Walk | September 5
Episode 2011
On this day in 1881, a massive firestorm in Michigan's Thumb burned over a million acres, killing at least 282 people. In 1959, the Mackinac Bridge W…
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The Potawatomi "Trail of Death" and Felix Schlag’s Nickel Legacy | September 4
Episode 2010
On this day in 1838, over 850 Potawatomi, including 150 from Michigan, were forced west on the "trail of death," though some in Dowagiac resisted tha…
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Treaty of Paris and Isle Royale's American Legacy | September 3
Episode 2009
Today in 1783, the U.S. Revolutionary War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by future president John Adams and Benjamin Frankl…
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