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1680 : La Salle Heads East from Fort Miami (St. Joseph, MI) To Explore the Wilderness of Michigan
1680 : La Salle Heads East from Fort Miami (St. Joseph, MI) To Explore the Wilderness of Michigan
Mar 25 all-day
1680 : La Salle Heads East from Fort Miami (St. Joseph, MI) To Explore the Wilderness of Michigan
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle Tired of waiting on the Griffon — the first European built ship to sail on Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan — to return, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, … Continue reading "1680 : La Salle Heads East from Fort Miami (St. Joseph, MI) To Explore the Wilderness of Michigan"
1865 : Detroit Public Library Opens
1865 : Detroit Public Library Opens
Mar 25 all-day
The state’s first constitution stated in 1835 that “The legislature shall provide for libraries” using penal fines to operate. In 1842, the Legislature passed a law mandating that the Detroit Board of Education open a … Continue reading "1865 : Detroit Public Library Opens"
1890 : Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church Formed in U.P.
1890 : Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church Formed in U.P.
Mar 25 all-day
On March 25, 1890, the various Finnish American congregations in the U.P formed the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Suomi Synod). In 1896, the Finnish Americans in the Houghton area of Michigan started Suomi College (named … Continue reading "1890 : Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church Formed in U.P."
1942 : Aretha Franklin Born
1942 : Aretha Franklin Born
Mar 25 all-day
1942 : Aretha Franklin Born
Although born in Memphis, Tennessee, Aretha Franklin’s parents brought her to Detroit at an early age where she and her sister began singing in the gospel choir of her father’s church, New Bethel Baptist Church. … Continue reading "1942 : Aretha Franklin Born"
1965 : Detroit Housewife Murdered By KKK For Standing Up for Civil Rights in Alabama
1965 : Detroit Housewife Murdered By KKK For Standing Up for Civil Rights in Alabama
Mar 25 all-day
1965 : Detroit Housewife Murdered By KKK For Standing Up for Civil Rights in Alabama
On March 25, 1965, Viola Liuzzo, a Detroit housewife and Civil Rights adovocate, was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama. She was killed on the final night of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights … Continue reading "1965 : Detroit Housewife Murdered By KKK For Standing Up for Civil Rights in Alabama"
1966 : Ann Arbor Newspaper Carries Photos of UFOs
1966 : Ann Arbor Newspaper Carries Photos of UFOs
Mar 25 all-day
1966 : Ann Arbor Newspaper Carries Photos of UFOs
The March 25, 1966 edition of The Ann Arbor News included some of the few images captured of the unidentified flying objects.  (From the Ann Arbor District Library Newspaper Archive.) It began in March, 1966 … Continue reading "1966 : Ann Arbor Newspaper Carries Photos of UFOs"
1998 : Michigan Senate Adopts Detroit Public Schools Takeover Bill
1998 : Michigan Senate Adopts Detroit Public Schools Takeover Bill
Mar 25 all-day
On March 25, 1998, the Senate adopted the so-called Detroit Public Schools takeover bill, and sent the legislation to the desk of Gov. John Engler. The measure authorized Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer to appoint a … Continue reading "1998 : Michigan Senate Adopts Detroit Public Schools Takeover Bill"
2018 : Greek Independence Day Celebrated in Detroit
2018 : Greek Independence Day Celebrated in Detroit
Mar 25 all-day
2018 : Greek Independence Day Celebrated in Detroit
Sparty Celebrates Greek Independence Day. Hundreds of revelers paraded through Greektown to celebrate Greek Independence Day and to commemorate more than a century of Greek history in downtown Detroit. As cheering crowds packed the narrow sidewalks on … Continue reading "2018 : Greek Independence Day Celebrated in Detroit"
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