This day in history: Michigan becomes 26th state in 1837
Happy Birthday, Michigan! On this day in 1837, Michigan was admitted as the 26th state to the Union.
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Happy Birthday, Michigan! On this day in 1837, Michigan was admitted as the 26th state to the Union.
On Jan. 23, 2020, Wuhan, the capital of the central province of Hubei, with a population of more than 12 million, became the first city in the world to adopt measures to cut off the transmission of the then-unidentified virus.
The Hudson's Department Store in Downtown Detroit closed 40 years ago on Jan. 17, 1983.
Michigan Sen. Warren Hooper was traveling to his Albion home on Jan. 11, 1945, when he was shot and killed.
University of Michigan's hockey team played its first game on Jan. 12, 1923, at Weinberg Coliseum.
On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted as the 49th state.
On Dec. 30, 1936, workers at the General Motors body plant in Flint took part in what was called the most significant strike in American labor history.
On Dec. 27, 1979, the Detroit Red Wings played their first game at Joe Louis Arena.
On Nov. 11, 1929, the Ambassador Bridge was determined to be complete and ready for operation.
47 years ago today, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.
Construction on the 5-mile bridge began on May 7, 1954, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. It is the fifth largest suspension bridge in the world.
As we celebrate Halloween this year, we look back to Oct. 31, 1926, when famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini died at Grace Hospital, days after he performed his last show in Detroit.
