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September 19, 2024 all-day
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On Sept. 19, 1806, Michigan’s territorial legislature passed an act to establish a bank in Detroit.
As it turned out, the bank was a fraud. It distributed $165,000 in bank notes it was unable to redeem.
Source: Historical Society of Michigan