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1832 : Detroit Arsenal Established in Dearbornville
1832 : Detroit Arsenal Established in Dearbornville
Feb 28 all-day
 On February 28, 1832, the U.S. Congress established the Detroit Arsenal in Dearbornville. The actual site was selected in July and construction of 11 buildings started the next year. One of those buildings, the Commandant’s … Continue reading "1832 : Detroit Arsenal Established in Dearbornville"
1837 : Emma Hall Born, First Woman to Lead State Penal Institution
1837 : Emma Hall Born, First Woman to Lead State Penal Institution
Feb 28 all-day
 Born February 28, 1837 on a farm in Lenawee County’s Raisin Township, Emma Hall was the second of her parents Reuben and Abby’s eight children. Most of the family relocated to Ypsilanti around 1870. Reuben’s … Continue reading "1837 : Emma Hall Born, First Woman to Lead State Penal Institution"
1907 : Detroit Hoping That A Bill To Allow Sunday Baseball Will Pass in Lansing
1907 : Detroit Hoping That A Bill To Allow Sunday Baseball Will Pass in Lansing
Feb 28 all-day
On February 28, 1907, the Detroit Free Press carried an article hoping that before the present week is ended, an act to legalize the playing of Sunday ball in any municipality, after a public referendum, … Continue reading "1907 : Detroit Hoping That A Bill To Allow Sunday Baseball Will Pass in Lansing"
1928 : Smoky The Bear Campaign Begins
1928 : Smoky The Bear Campaign Begins
Feb 28 all-day
 On this day, the National Park Service launched the Smoky the Bear advertising campaign to prevent forest fires. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources also adopted Smoky for their own public service announcements and park … Continue reading "1928 : Smoky The Bear Campaign Begins"
1942 : Race Riot in Detroit
1942 : Race Riot in Detroit
Feb 28 all-day
 A race riot broke out at the Sojourner Truth federal housing project in Detroit on Feb. 28, 1942, after white picketers protested African-American families moving in. Scores of people, including six police officers, were injured. … Continue reading "1942 : Race Riot in Detroit"
1952 : Coleman A. Young Stands Up to House Committee on Un-American Activities
1952 : Coleman A. Young Stands Up to House Committee on Un-American Activities
Feb 28 all-day
 On February 28-29, 1952 the House Committee on Un-American Activities came to Detroit to hold a hearing to ferret out communists. Unintimidated by the Committee and its efforts to destroy the lives of those it … Continue reading "1952 : Coleman A. Young Stands Up to House Committee on Un-American Activities"
1962 : Blue Water International Bridge Stops Collecting Tolls
1962 : Blue Water International Bridge Stops Collecting Tolls
Feb 28 all-day
 Mike Connell of the Port Huron Times Herald wrote that one of the oddest events in Swainson’s term as governor came on Feb. 28, 1962, when the federal government ordered Michigan to stop collecting tolls … Continue reading "1962 : Blue Water International Bridge Stops Collecting Tolls"
1977 : First MHSAA Televised Basketball Game
1977 : First MHSAA Televised Basketball Game
Feb 28 all-day
On February 28, 1977, Earvin “Magic” Johnson scored 27 points as Lansing Everett defeated Lansing Eastern in a district basketball game. The game was the first in Michigan High School Athletic Association history … Continue reading "1977 : First MHSAA Televised Basketball Game"
1992: Ecoterrorist Strikes at MSU
1992: Ecoterrorist Strikes at MSU
Feb 28 all-day
 The front page of the Lansing State Journal Feb. 29, 1992. A firebomb attack the day before caused significant damage and destroyed decades of animal research. (Photo: Courtesy / Lansing State Journal Archives) In the early … Continue reading "1992: Ecoterrorist Strikes at MSU"
1995 : MSU Board of Trustees Votes to Affiliate With Detroit College of Law
1995 : MSU Board of Trustees Votes to Affiliate With Detroit College of Law
Feb 28 all-day
 The Detroit Free Press reported that the MSU Trustees voted to affiliate with the Detroit College of Law today. The Detroit College of Law Trustees approved the motion last week. Interestingly enough, Wayne State University … Continue reading "1995 : MSU Board of Trustees Votes to Affiliate With Detroit College of Law"
2018 : William Webb Ferguson, First African-American Legislator Honored
2018 : William Webb Ferguson, First African-American Legislator Honored
Feb 28 all-day
 A portrait of William Webb Ferguson, the first African-American to serve in the Michigan Legislature, was unveiled in the Capitol on Wednesday by the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus. William Henderson Video Governor Rick Snyder also … Continue reading "2018 : William Webb Ferguson, First African-American Legislator Honored"
2022 : Supreme Court Denies Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Reservation Claim
2022 : Supreme Court Denies Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Reservation Claim
Feb 28 all-day
In 2015, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians filed a lawsuit in which it claimed an 1855 treaty created a reservation of 337 square miles along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Emmet and … Continue reading "2022 : Supreme Court Denies Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Reservation Claim"
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