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1910 : Prohibition Jeapardizes Michigan Municipal League Meeting in Lansing”
1910 : Prohibition Jeapardizes Michigan Municipal League Meeting in Lansing”
Apr 19 all-day
April 19, 1910. Mayor Bennett and Lansing’s aldermen have been placed in an embarrassing position. “It seems that city officials who attend these annual meetings, at the expense of the taxpayers in most instances, to … Continue reading "1910 : Prohibition Jeapardizes Michigan Municipal League Meeting in Lansing”"
1912 : Glenn Theodore Seaborg Born, Ishpeming’s Nobel Laureate
1912 : Glenn Theodore Seaborg Born, Ishpeming’s Nobel Laureate
Apr 19 all-day
 Throughout his long career as a scientist of the first magnitude and popular speaker at prestigious scientific gatherings, Glenn Seaborg always liked to mention that he was born in Ishpeming and “I can see by … Continue reading "1912 : Glenn Theodore Seaborg Born, Ishpeming’s Nobel Laureate"
1917 : Michigan State Police Founded
1917 : Michigan State Police Founded
Apr 19 all-day
On April 19, 1917, Gov. Albert Sleeper created the Michigan State Troops Permanent Force, also known as the Michigan State Constabulary. With Col. Roy C. Vandercook as the first commanding officer, this new force consisted … Continue reading "1917 : Michigan State Police Founded"
1927 : First Broadcast on Radio of Detroit Tigers Regular Season Game
1927 : First Broadcast on Radio of Detroit Tigers Regular Season Game
Apr 19 all-day
 On April 19, 1927, Ty Tyson provided the play-by-play on WWJ for the first radio broadcast of a regular season Detroit Tiger game, an 8-5 win over Cleveland Indians. Listen to Tyson announcing a game … Continue reading "1927 : First Broadcast on Radio of Detroit Tigers Regular Season Game"
1963 : Detroit Statues Forever Linked by Prank
1963 : Detroit Statues Forever Linked by Prank
Apr 19 all-day
 On this date, two Detroit statues were forever linked by a spring prank, possibly undertaken by a University of Detroit fraternity but never proved. That night, huge green footprints were painted from “The Sprit of … Continue reading "1963 : Detroit Statues Forever Linked by Prank"
1973 : Williamsburg Evacuated Because of Leaking Underground Natural Gas
1973 : Williamsburg Evacuated Because of Leaking Underground Natural Gas
Apr 19 all-day
It was April 19, 1973 when hundreds of craters and geysers mysteriously appeared around the small Northern Michigan community of Williamsburg near Traverse City. The 100 to 150 craters ranged from teacup-size fissures to sinkholes … Continue reading "1973 : Williamsburg Evacuated Because of Leaking Underground Natural Gas"
1995 : Oklahoma City Bombing
1995 : Oklahoma City Bombing
Apr 19 all-day
 On April 19, 1995, a truck-bomb explosion outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, left 168 people dead and hundreds more injured. The blast was set off by anti-government militant Timothy … Continue reading "1995 : Oklahoma City Bombing"
2018 : 3.6 earthquake shakes Ontario, Downriver
2018 : 3.6 earthquake shakes Ontario, Downriver
Apr 19 all-day
 A small earthquake rattled parts of Ontario and southeast Michigan on Thursday night and sent startled residents outside and online looking for answers. A magnitude 3.6 quake — the largest in Michigan since 1947 — … Continue reading "2018 : 3.6 earthquake shakes Ontario, Downriver"
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