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September 19, 2024 all-day
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On September 19, 1968, Michigan’s first heart transplant took place when Philip T. Barnum of Kalamazoo received the heart of a prison inmate in an operation at the University of Michigan.
Sources:
WAKV, The Memory Station (Plainwell, MI) Facebook Page.
Ann Arbor District Library