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1824 : Congress Appropriates $10,000 To Survey Road Between Detroit and Chicago
1824 : Congress Appropriates $10,000 To Survey Road Between Detroit and Chicago
Apr 30 all-day
Congress appropriated $10,000 to survey a road between Detroit and Chicago. The Territorial Road or Great Sauk Trail is now US12. Source : Historical Society of Michigan
1871 : Fielding Yost Born, Future University of Michigan Football Coach
1871 : Fielding Yost Born, Future University of Michigan Football Coach
Apr 30 all-day
 Yost in 1902 Fielding Harris Yost (April 30, 1871 – August 20, 1946) was an American football player, coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at: Ohio Wesleyan University, the … Continue reading "1871 : Fielding Yost Born, Future University of Michigan Football Coach"
1921 : Annie Edson Taylor Dies
1921 : Annie Edson Taylor Dies
Apr 30 all-day
 Annie Edson Taylor, a Niagara Falls daredevil, died on this day. On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, a teacher of dance and physical culture in Bay City, Michigan, became the first person and the … Continue reading "1921 : Annie Edson Taylor Dies"
1925 : Governor Alexander Groesbeck Requires 5-Day Waiting Period for Weddings
1925 : Governor Alexander Groesbeck Requires 5-Day Waiting Period for Weddings
Apr 30 all-day
To the chagrin of St. Joseph, Michigan, Governor Alexander Groesbeck announced on April 30, 1925 he was putting an end to instant marriages in Michigan, requiring a five day waiting period after a license was … Continue reading "1925 : Governor Alexander Groesbeck Requires 5-Day Waiting Period for Weddings"
1935 : Depression Era Walkathon Concludes in Jackson
1935 : Depression Era Walkathon Concludes in Jackson
Apr 30 all-day
How long will someone walk for $1,000 in cash? During the Depression, it was 88 days, four hours, 20 minutes and 30 seconds. It began on January 31; it concluded on April 30, 1935, more … Continue reading "1935 : Depression Era Walkathon Concludes in Jackson"
1954 : Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s First Passenger Flight Takes Off
1954 : Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s First Passenger Flight Takes Off
Apr 30 all-day
On April 30, 1954, following several ceremonial speeches, a London-bound DC6B “Great Lakes Clipper” sped down a lone runway past a skinny control tower and climbed into sunny skies as the first passenger flight to … Continue reading "1954 : Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s First Passenger Flight Takes Off"
1967 : Detroit’s Belle Isle Love-In
1967 : Detroit’s Belle Isle Love-In
Apr 30 all-day
 Movie Clip John Sinclair, Joe Mulkey and Billy Reid of the Detroit Artists Workshop after obtaining the license to hold the Love-In from the City of Detroit at Police Headquarters at 1300 Beaubien in the … Continue reading "1967 : Detroit’s Belle Isle Love-In"
1980 : State of Michigan Bails Out Chrysler
1980 : State of Michigan Bails Out Chrysler
Apr 30 all-day
The state loaned the nearly bankrupt Chrysler Corporation $150,000,000 in an attempt to save the jobs of thousands of Chrysler workers. With union cooperation and new designs including the K-car and the minivan, Chrysler returned … Continue reading "1980 : State of Michigan Bails Out Chrysler"
1992 : Arthur Ashe receives honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Kalamazoo College
1992 : Arthur Ashe receives honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Kalamazoo College
Apr 30 all-day
 Only weeks after the news broke that tennis star Arthur Ashe had contracted the HIV virus as a result of blood transfusions in the early 1980s, he came to Kalamazoo to receive an honorary Doctor … Continue reading "1992 : Arthur Ashe receives honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Kalamazoo College"
2013 : Spartan Men’s Tennis Team Invited to NCAA Tournament For First Time
2013 : Spartan Men’s Tennis Team Invited to NCAA Tournament For First Time
Apr 30 all-day
The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament Tuesday evening and will face Tulsa in the first round on Friday, May 10 in Waco, Texas. It marks MSU’s first appearance in the 64-team … Continue reading "2013 : Spartan Men’s Tennis Team Invited to NCAA Tournament For First Time"
2020: Gun-Toting Protestors Rush Michigan Capitol
2020: Gun-Toting Protestors Rush Michigan Capitol
Apr 30 all-day
 A militia group stands in front of the governor’s office after armed protesters occupied the State Capitol building during a vote to approve the extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order in Lansing, Mich., in … Continue reading "2020: Gun-Toting Protestors Rush Michigan Capitol"
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