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1856 : Lansing’s Michigan State Reform School Admits First Child
1856 : Lansing’s Michigan State Reform School Admits First Child
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Michigan’s Legislature appropriated money to build a “house of correction for juvenile offenders” in 1855 and passed an act establishing the Michigan State Reform School. Lansing citizens donated 30 acres of land about a mile from the … Continue reading "1856 : Lansing’s Michigan State Reform School Admits First Child"
1902 : Detroit’s First Automobile Fatality
1902 : Detroit’s First Automobile Fatality
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1902 : Detroit's First Automobile Fatality
Photograph of George Bissell on horseback At about 9:00 A.M., eighty-one-year-old Detroit businessman George W. Bissell was guiding his horse-drawn carriage down Brooklyn Avenue when an automobile “scorched” by. The horses became frightened and jumped, … Continue reading "1902 : Detroit’s First Automobile Fatality"
1922 : Henry Ford Warns Workers Not To Come to Work Drunk or Smelling of Liquor
1922 : Henry Ford Warns Workers Not To Come to Work Drunk or Smelling of Liquor
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On Sept. 2, 1922, Henry Ford posted a notice for workers that anyone coming to work smelling of beer, wine or liquor would be fired on the spot. Anyone caught with alcohol in their possession … Continue reading "1922 : Henry Ford Warns Workers Not To Come to Work Drunk or Smelling of Liquor"
1945 : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Commemorates Japanese Surrender
1945 : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Commemorates Japanese Surrender
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1945 : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Commemorates Japanese Surrender
Detroit marked Japan’s surrender in World War II on Sept. 2, 1945, with a speech by native son turned U.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy at Cadillac Square. “Unless we cleanse our hearts of hate … Continue reading "1945 : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Commemorates Japanese Surrender"
1977 : Michigan Woman Graduates With First U.S. Air Force Women Pilot Class
1977 : Michigan Woman Graduates With First U.S. Air Force Women Pilot Class
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1977 : Michigan Woman Graduates With First U.S. Air Force Women Pilot Class
Mary Livingston of Manistique became one of the first women U.S. Air Force jet pilots in a ceremony at Williams Air Force Base in Arizona. Sources : Michigan Historical Calendar, courtesy of the Clarke Historical … Continue reading "1977 : Michigan Woman Graduates With First U.S. Air Force Women Pilot Class"
2014 : Blue Angels Fly Over Spartan Stadium
2014 : Blue Angels Fly Over Spartan Stadium
Sep 2 all-day
It’s always exciting to have the Blue Angels fly over campus and the football stadium as they did back in 2014.
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