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1803 : William H. Harrison, Future President, Visits Detroit
1803 : William H. Harrison, Future President, Visits Detroit
May 10 all-day
On May 10, 1803, William H. Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory and the first future president to visit Michigan arrived in Detroit. Harrison came to Michigan three more times before becoming president in 1841. … Continue reading "1803 : William H. Harrison, Future President, Visits Detroit"
1865 : 4th Michigan Calvary Capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis
1865 : 4th Michigan Calvary Capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis
May 10 all-day
On this day in 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, dressed as an old woman, was captured in Georgia by the 4th Michigan Cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. Benjamin Pritchard of Allegan. Courtesy of … Continue reading "1865 : 4th Michigan Calvary Capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis"
1933 : First Legal Glass of Beer Poured After Prohibition
1933 : First Legal Glass of Beer Poured After Prohibition
May 10 all-day
 On May 10, 1933, Julius Stroh of the Stroh Brewing Company poured the first legal glass of beer after the repeal of Prohibition at an American Legion convention in Detroit. An update on the Stroh … Continue reading "1933 : First Legal Glass of Beer Poured After Prohibition"
1978 : Rep. Monte Geralds Expelled from Michigan Legislature
1978 : Rep. Monte Geralds Expelled from Michigan Legislature
May 10 all-day
Rep. Monte Geralds (D-Madison Heights) was expelled from the Michigan Legislature on May 10, 1978. An attorney, he had been convicted of embezzling $24,000 from a wealthy Bloomfield Hills heiress he had represented before being … Continue reading "1978 : Rep. Monte Geralds Expelled from Michigan Legislature"
1980 : Chrysler Receives Loan Guarantee from U.S. Government
1980 : Chrysler Receives Loan Guarantee from U.S. Government
May 10 all-day
U.S. Treasury Secretary G. William Miller announced on May 10, 1980, that Chrysler would receive a $1.5-billion loan guarantee from the U.S. government. The federally backed loans, which still had to be approved by Congress, … Continue reading "1980 : Chrysler Receives Loan Guarantee from U.S. Government"
2005: Helen Claytor, Civil Rights Activist, YWCA National President, Dies
2005: Helen Claytor, Civil Rights Activist, YWCA National President, Dies
May 10 all-day
 Mrs. Helen Jackson Wilkins Claytor made it her life’s work to break down racial barriers, before the term “civil rights” became part of the country’s lexicon. She was born in Minneapolis on April 12, 1907 … Continue reading "2005: Helen Claytor, Civil Rights Activist, YWCA National President, Dies"
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