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1857 : America’s First Land Grant College Opens
1857 : America’s First Land Grant College Opens
May 14 all-day
Although Michigan State University claims 1855 as its founding date, the Michigan Agricultural College actually opened two years after the passage of the enabling act by the Michigan Legislature. Before it officially opened, University of … Continue reading "1857 : America’s First Land Grant College Opens"
1864 : George Emery Ranney, Lansing Doctor, Earns Medal of Honor
1864 : George Emery Ranney, Lansing Doctor, Earns Medal of Honor
May 14 all-day
George E. Ranney, Army Assistant Surgeon, Battle of Resaca, Georgia May 14, 1864, First Michigan Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor Citation: At great personal risk, went to the aid of a wounded soldier, … Continue reading "1864 : George Emery Ranney, Lansing Doctor, Earns Medal of Honor"
1866 : Hope College Chartered by State of Michigan
1866 : Hope College Chartered by State of Michigan
May 14 all-day
 On this day in 1866, the Holland Academy, created in 1851 and supported by the Dutch Reformed Church, was chartered as Hope College. The first graduating class, eight men, made up more than one-third of … Continue reading "1866 : Hope College Chartered by State of Michigan"
1871 : Portage Lake Channel Opens
1871 : Portage Lake Channel Opens
May 14 all-day
 The history of the Portage Lake Channel It began as little more than a 4-foot wide by 2-foot deep ditch, but in the early morning hours of May 14, 1871, before any light of the … Continue reading "1871 : Portage Lake Channel Opens"
1877 : Michigan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) Formed
1877 : Michigan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) Formed
May 14 all-day
“The work of the Michigan Humane Society is of a sort that no city in civilized America can afford to be without.” – Abner E. Larned, 1935 A LOOK BACK TO 1877 On May … Continue reading "1877 : Michigan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) Formed"
1925 : Sophie Kurys Born, the ‘Flint Flash’
1925 : Sophie Kurys Born, the ‘Flint Flash’
May 14 all-day
 Sophie Kurys, the ‘Flint Flash,’ was born on this day in 1925. She would steal 1114 bases in her 8-year career with the Racine Belles. In 1946 she was named Player of the Year for … Continue reading "1925 : Sophie Kurys Born, the ‘Flint Flash’"
1936 : Ford Rotunda Opens To Public in Dearborn
1936 : Ford Rotunda Opens To Public in Dearborn
May 14 all-day
 The Ford Rotunda was originally built as an exhibit building for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, known as the Century of Progress Exposition. After the fair closed, Ford had the Rotunda disassembled and moved to … Continue reading "1936 : Ford Rotunda Opens To Public in Dearborn"
2021 : Gov Lifts Mask Mandate In All Settings For Fully Vaccinated After CDC Update
2021 : Gov Lifts Mask Mandate In All Settings For Fully Vaccinated After CDC Update
May 14 all-day
Gov. Gretchen WHITMER today announced Michigan is lifting mask requirements for vaccinated people in all settings, following the updated federal guidance issued Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that “fully … Continue reading "2021 : Gov Lifts Mask Mandate In All Settings For Fully Vaccinated After CDC Update"
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1856 : L. Frank Baum Born, Author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1856 : L. Frank Baum Born, Author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
May 15 all-day
 L. Frank Baum reads while sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of his Macatawa summer home, nicknamed The Sign of the Goose. L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, … Continue reading "1856 : L. Frank Baum Born, Author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
1912 : Detroit Tigers Stage First Baseball Strike
1912 : Detroit Tigers Stage First Baseball Strike
May 15 all-day
When Ty Cobb was suspended for beating up a heckler during a game with the New York Highlanders (soon to be Yankees) on May 15, 1912, the rest of the team refused to play the … Continue reading "1912 : Detroit Tigers Stage First Baseball Strike"
1926 : Detroit Cougars Purchased, Would Become Detroit Red Wings
1926 : Detroit Cougars Purchased, Would Become Detroit Red Wings
May 15 all-day
On May 15, 1926, the Victoria (B.C.) Cougars hockey team was purchased by a group of Detroit businessmen — led by Detroit Athletic Club President Charlie Hughes — and renamed the Detroit Cougars. This team … Continue reading "1926 : Detroit Cougars Purchased, Would Become Detroit Red Wings"
1967 : Heroic Helicopter Pilot from Ypsilanti Rescues Ambushed Soldiers
1967 : Heroic Helicopter Pilot from Ypsilanti Rescues Ambushed Soldiers
May 15 all-day
The White House announced Tuesday afternoon that Charles Kettles would receive the Medal of Honor from President Obama on July 18 for his bravery during the Vietnam War. Kettles, 86, recalls the events of May … Continue reading "1967 : Heroic Helicopter Pilot from Ypsilanti Rescues Ambushed Soldiers"
1968 : Robert Kennedy Campaigns in Detroit
1968 : Robert Kennedy Campaigns in Detroit
May 15 all-day
 On May 15, 1968, Bobby Kennedy came to Detroit while campaigning for President. He would be assassinated in California on June 5, 1968. Cheers Amid the Ruins At a Detroit park on the corner of … Continue reading "1968 : Robert Kennedy Campaigns in Detroit"
1976 : Mark Fidrych (The Bird) makes his first start with the Detroit Tigers
1976 : Mark Fidrych (The Bird) makes his first start with the Detroit Tigers
May 15 all-day
 On this day in 1976: Mark Fidrych makes his first start with the #Tigers, tossing six no-hit innings vs. the Indians en route to a complete game victory in which he allowed two hits. Fidrych was … Continue reading "1976 : Mark Fidrych (The Bird) makes his first start with the Detroit Tigers"
2017 : University of Michigan Joins MeLCat
2017 : University of Michigan Joins MeLCat
May 15 all-day
Today, May 15, 2017 we officially welcome the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Libraries to the MeLCat family of Michigan libraries! MelCat is a cooperative service and part of the Michigan Electronic Library suite.
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1861 : 1st Michigan Infantry Arrives in Washington, D.C.
1861 : 1st Michigan Infantry Arrives in Washington, D.C.
May 16 all-day
May 16, 1861 : The 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment marched into Washington, D.C., at the start of the Civil War. President Lincolnn, who wondered if the west would support the war, was said to exclaim, … Continue reading "1861 : 1st Michigan Infantry Arrives in Washington, D.C."
1891 : Grand Rapids Furniture Store Workers Riot
1891 : Grand Rapids Furniture Store Workers Riot
May 16 all-day
On May 16, 1891, a riot broke out in Grand Rapids that was finally quelled by fire hoses. The riot stemmed from some 4,000 furniture workers walking off their jobs at 35 plants. Better pay … Continue reading "1891 : Grand Rapids Furniture Store Workers Riot"
1916 : Oldest Continuous Operating Bowling Alley Started
1916 : Oldest Continuous Operating Bowling Alley Started
May 16 all-day
Joe Zainea’s love for people can be felt the moment he shakes your hand as a gracious welcome to the Detroit bowling alley that’s been in his family for more than 70 years. Zainea, affectionately … Continue reading "1916 : Oldest Continuous Operating Bowling Alley Started"
1919 : Former Detroit Tiger Germany Schaefer Dies
1919 : Former Detroit Tiger Germany Schaefer Dies
May 16 all-day
 Nobody in the long history of baseball ever craved the spotlight more than the zany, ruddy-faced Herman “Germany” Schaefer, for whom no gag was too outrageous or primitive and no audience too small or unfriendly. … Continue reading "1919 : Former Detroit Tiger Germany Schaefer Dies"
1956 : General Motors Technical Center Dedicated in Warren
1956 : General Motors Technical Center Dedicated in Warren
May 16 all-day
On May 16, 1956, the General Motors Technical Center was dedicated in Warren. Costing around $100 million–or about half a billion in today’s dollars–to develop and staffed by around 4,000 scientists, engineers, designers and other … Continue reading "1956 : General Motors Technical Center Dedicated in Warren"
1972 : Michigan Voters Approve State Lottery
1972 : Michigan Voters Approve State Lottery
May 16 all-day
On May 16, 1972, by a 2-1 margin, Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing a state lottery. Sources: Michigan History Official Michigan State Lottery website Michigan Lottery Wikipedia entry
1986 : Top Gun Released
1986 : Top Gun Released
May 16 all-day
 Originally released May 16, 1986, “Top Gun” grossed approximately $171.1 million by the end of the year. When the home video market was in its infancy, the release of “Top Gun” on videocassette in March … Continue reading "1986 : Top Gun Released"
2010 : Rima Fakih of Dearborn Crowned Miss USA
2010 : Rima Fakih of Dearborn Crowned Miss USA
May 16 all-day
 The Lebanon-born beauty and Dearborn resident (since 2003, when she moved from Queens, N.Y.) is the third Michigan woman to capture the Miss USA title. Fakih previously won the Miss Michigan pageant on September 19, … Continue reading "2010 : Rima Fakih of Dearborn Crowned Miss USA"
2015 : Miguel Cabrera Hits 400th Home Run
2015 : Miguel Cabrera Hits 400th Home Run
May 16 all-day
The Tigers first baseman hit his 400th home run in the first inning of today’s game against the Cardinals, swatting a full-count fastball from left-hander Tyler Lyons over the centerfield fence. The home run was … Continue reading "2015 : Miguel Cabrera Hits 400th Home Run"
2016 : Black Marine Honored for WWII Service
2016 : Black Marine Honored for WWII Service
May 16 all-day
A 90-year-old veteran was honored Tuesday more than 70 years after becoming one of the first African-Americans to join the U.S. Marines. A smiling John Willie Jordan of Farmington — on a walker and proudly … Continue reading "2016 : Black Marine Honored for WWII Service"
2018 : MSU Announces $500 Million Payout to Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Victims
2018 : MSU Announces $500 Million Payout to Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Victims
May 16 all-day
Michigan State has agreed to pay $500 million to settle lawsuits filed by 332 alleged victims of disgraced former sports physician Larry Nassar, both sides announced Wednesday, ending the university’s involvement in litigation over the … Continue reading "2018 : MSU Announces $500 Million Payout to Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Victims"
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1673 : Father Jacques Marquette, Fur trader Louis Jolliet Embark on Expedition to Explore the Mississippi River
1673 : Father Jacques Marquette, Fur trader Louis Jolliet Embark on Expedition to Explore the Mississippi River
May 17 all-day
 On May 17, 1673, Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette, fur trader Louis Jolliet and five voyageurs leave the recently established Indian mission at St. Ignace to explore a great river known by the Indians as the … Continue reading "1673 : Father Jacques Marquette, Fur trader Louis Jolliet Embark on Expedition to Explore the Mississippi River"
1866 : Frederick Douglass Speaks in Ypsilanti
1866 : Frederick Douglass Speaks in Ypsilanti
May 17 all-day
 Frederick Douglass is one of the most iconic figures in American history, and, during the height of his career, he visited Ypsilanti on three different occasions to give speeches. According to Matt Siegfried, a local … Continue reading "1866 : Frederick Douglass Speaks in Ypsilanti"
1881 : Gold Discovered Near Ishpeming
1881 : Gold Discovered Near Ishpeming
May 17 all-day
On May 17, 1881, Julius Ropes, a Marquette chemist and geologist, struck his exploring pick into some moss-covered rock near Ispheming, analyzed it, and discovered that it contained gold. Two years later, Ropes opened a … Continue reading "1881 : Gold Discovered Near Ishpeming"
1920 : Ford Rouge Plant Blast Furnaces Fired Up for First Time
1920 : Ford Rouge Plant Blast Furnaces Fired Up for First Time
May 17 all-day
 On May 17, 1920, the blast furnaces at the Ford Rouge Plant were fired up for the first time. Iron from the furnaces was transported directly to the foundry where it was poured into molds … Continue reading "1920 : Ford Rouge Plant Blast Furnaces Fired Up for First Time"
1964: Detroit Board of Education Reviews WASP History Text
1964: Detroit Board of Education Reviews WASP History Text
May 17 all-day
On May 17, 1964, the Detroit Board of Education was prepared to take up a request by a civil rights group to throw out a ninth-grade world history textbook because it “presents a grossly unrealistic, … Continue reading "1964: Detroit Board of Education Reviews WASP History Text"
2018 : Wallace D. Riley Dies
2018 : Wallace D. Riley Dies
May 17 all-day
Wallace D. Riley of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, husband of the late Justice Dorothy Comstock Riley, one of the founders and president of the Michigan Supreme Court History Society, president of both the Michigan Bar … Continue reading "2018 : Wallace D. Riley Dies"
2019 : Celebrating Motor City Comic Con 30th Anniversary
2019 : Celebrating Motor City Comic Con 30th Anniversary
May 17 all-day
 Help Detroit celebrate the 30th anniversary of the most illustrious of our pop culture traditions: the Motor City Comic Con at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi between May 17-19 (2019). In case you haven’t … Continue reading "2019 : Celebrating Motor City Comic Con 30th Anniversary"
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1675 : Father Marquette Dies Along Sunset Side of Michigan
1675 : Father Marquette Dies Along Sunset Side of Michigan
May 18 all-day
Father Jacques Marquette, better known as Pere Marquette, was reburied on June 8, 1677, according to American-Indian funeral customs. The French-born Jesuit priest — who explored the Mississippi River and the shores of Lake Michigan, … Continue reading "1675 : Father Marquette Dies Along Sunset Side of Michigan"
1846 : Michigan Outlaws The Death Penalty
1846 : Michigan Outlaws The Death Penalty
May 18 all-day
On this day, Governor Alpheus Felch signed a bill outlawing capital punishment, making Michigan the first government in the English-speaking world to do so. Furthermore, it was also banned in the state Constitution in 1964. … Continue reading "1846 : Michigan Outlaws The Death Penalty"
1927 : Disgruntled Farmer Bombs Bath School
1927 : Disgruntled Farmer Bombs Bath School
May 18 all-day
 One of the first and one of the worst cases of school violence ever recorded. We live in an age where we think that schools shootings, bombings, and the like are only a … Continue reading "1927 : Disgruntled Farmer Bombs Bath School"
1929 : First Holland Tulip Time Festival Held
1929 : First Holland Tulip Time Festival Held
May 18 all-day
 The first Holland Tulip Time was held on May 18, 1929. Two years earlier, local high school biology teacher Lida Rogers had pitched to the Women’s Literary Club the idea of planting tulips in the … Continue reading "1929 : First Holland Tulip Time Festival Held"
1929 : Purple Gang Members Arrested
1929 : Purple Gang Members Arrested
May 18 all-day
 On May 18, 1929, members of the notorious Jewish organized crime organization, the Purple Gang, were arrested for arms violations and protecting Detroit drug dealers. Source : Detroit Historical Society Facebook page Detroit’s Purple Gang … Continue reading "1929 : Purple Gang Members Arrested"
1940 : FDR Calls Bill Knudsen in Detroit To Talk About War Production
1940 : FDR Calls Bill Knudsen in Detroit To Talk About War Production
May 18 all-day
On May 28, 1940, the phone rang in Bill Knudsen’s office in the General Motors Building. Knudsen, a Danish immigrant who had made parts for Henry Ford’s Model T in a bicycle factory in Buffalo … Continue reading "1940 : FDR Calls Bill Knudsen in Detroit To Talk About War Production"
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1898 : Emma Genevieve Gillette, Michigan Conservationist, Born
1898 : Emma Genevieve Gillette, Michigan Conservationist, Born
May 19 all-day
 Emma Genevieve Gillette, distinguished Michigan conservationist, was born in Lansing on May 19, 1898. She attended Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University, and was the only woman graduate in the college’s first landscape architecture … Continue reading "1898 : Emma Genevieve Gillette, Michigan Conservationist, Born"
1903 : Buick Motor Company Incorporated in Detroit
1903 : Buick Motor Company Incorporated in Detroit
May 19 all-day
The division’s founder, David Dunbar Buick was building gasoline engines by 1899, and his engineer, Walter L. Marr, built the first automobile to be called a Buick between 1899 and 1900. But Buick traditionally dates … Continue reading "1903 : Buick Motor Company Incorporated in Detroit"
1930 : World’s First Known Identical Quadruplets Born in Lansing
1930 : World’s First Known Identical Quadruplets Born in Lansing
May 19 all-day
 When Sarah (Sadie) Morlok gave birth to four identical quadruplets at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on May 19, 1930, the blessed event was splashed in papers around the world. Everything about them was news-bite size. The … Continue reading "1930 : World’s First Known Identical Quadruplets Born in Lansing"
1968 : Al Kaline Reaches The Top of the Tiger’s All-Time Home Run List
1968 : Al Kaline Reaches The Top of the Tiger’s All-Time Home Run List
May 19 all-day
 On May 19, 1968, Al Kaline hit the 307th round tripper of his career, putting him at top of the Tigers all-time home run list. It came in the sixth inning of a game a … Continue reading "1968 : Al Kaline Reaches The Top of the Tiger’s All-Time Home Run List"
2015 : Michigan Capitol Dome Undergoing Restoration
2015 : Michigan Capitol Dome Undergoing Restoration
May 19 all-day
The historic Michigan Capitol building, constructed in the 1870s, has a new look for summer: scaffolding rings the dome toward the top of the 267-foot spire. That scaffolding, which has taken more than a month … Continue reading "2015 : Michigan Capitol Dome Undergoing Restoration"
2020 : Edenville Dam Collapses; 10000 Forced to Flee Homes
2020 : Edenville Dam Collapses; 10000 Forced to Flee Homes
May 19 all-day
 Wixom Lake is barren following the May 19 collapse of the Edenville Dam. Following heavy rains over 36 hours on Sunday and Monday, the Edenville Dam in Gladwin County failed Tuesday, forcing evacuations of roughly … Continue reading "2020 : Edenville Dam Collapses; 10000 Forced to Flee Homes"
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1835 : Detroit Common Council Votes for Progress, Approves First Underground Sewer for Detroit
1835 : Detroit Common Council Votes for Progress, Approves First Underground Sewer for Detroit
May 20 all-day
A committee of the Detroit Common Council recommended that a stone-and-brick “grand sewer” be built to replace an unsightly and unsanitary series of open ditches that ran through the city. The full council agreed, and … Continue reading "1835 : Detroit Common Council Votes for Progress, Approves First Underground Sewer for Detroit"
1927 : Charles Lindbergh, First Nonstop Solo Transatlantic Flight
1927 : Charles Lindbergh, First Nonstop Solo Transatlantic Flight
May 20 all-day
Detroit native Charles Lindbergh became the first person to successfully complete a nonstop solo transatlantic flight when he landed the Spirit of St. Louis in Paris on May 21, 1927. He left the Roosevelt … Continue reading "1927 : Charles Lindbergh, First Nonstop Solo Transatlantic Flight"
1927 : The First Mac Wood Dune Scooter Ride
1927 : The First Mac Wood Dune Scooter Ride
May 20 all-day
 According to Mable Wood, Malcolm “Mac” Wood took her on her first dune scooting ride in a Model A Ford on May 20, 1927 following a torrential 3-day downpour that packed down the sand over … Continue reading "1927 : The First Mac Wood Dune Scooter Ride"
1942: Glenn Miller Song Immortalizes Kalamazoo
1942: Glenn Miller Song Immortalizes Kalamazoo
May 20 all-day
Glenn Miller recorded “I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo” on May 20, 1942. The song would resonate with women — as well as swing dancers of both genders — far beyond southwestern Michigan. Since 1996, … Continue reading "1942: Glenn Miller Song Immortalizes Kalamazoo"
1951 : Olivia Davis Letts, Lansing’s First Black Elementary Teacher
1951 : Olivia Davis Letts, Lansing’s First Black Elementary Teacher
May 20 all-day
Olivia Davis Letts was the first black elementary teacher in the Lansing Public Schools. Already with three years’ experience teaching in the Chicago schools, she was hired in Lansing on May 20, 1951 with the … Continue reading "1951 : Olivia Davis Letts, Lansing’s First Black Elementary Teacher"
1970 : Michigan State University Students Strike Over Vietnam
1970 : Michigan State University Students Strike Over Vietnam
May 20 all-day
When Michigan State University students decided to skip classes and strike over the war in Vietnam (May 7-20, 1970), MSU President Clifton Wharton and Governor Milliken did their best to avoid a repeat of the … Continue reading "1970 : Michigan State University Students Strike Over Vietnam"
2005 : First Highway Accident Ever on M185
2005 : First Highway Accident Ever on M185
May 20 all-day
It took 107 years, but it happened. In 2005, a fire truck utility door was damaged when it maneuvered too closely to the open door of an ambulance and clipped it. Nobody was hurt, as … Continue reading "2005 : First Highway Accident Ever on M185"
2020 : Tittabawassee and Rifle River Flooding
2020 : Tittabawassee and Rifle River Flooding
May 20 all-day
 Above: An aerial view of floodwaters flowing from the Tittabawassee River into the lower part of downtown Midland on May 20, 2020 in Midland, Michigan. Heavy rains over the last few days doused Michigan, prompting flood … Continue reading "2020 : Tittabawassee and Rifle River Flooding"
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