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The Detroit convention kicked off Reagan's campaign to a landslide election. Population: 1,203,339. [12] 1984 - The Detroit Tigers won the 1984 World Series, defeating the San Diego Padres in five games. 1987 August 16: Airplane crash occurs near city. [5] Pope John Paul II visits Detroit. Detroit People Mover operations started. It was the ...
1849 Detroit annexes Springwells Township east of Brooklyn Street. April 2, 1850 – Greenfield Township annexes another section of Springwells Township. February 12, 1857 – Detroit annexes Springwells Township east of Grand Boulevard. March 25, 1873 – Springwells Township annexes back section of Greenfield Township south of Tireman
Map of Maximus Planudes (c. 1300), earliest extant realization of Ptolemy's world map (2nd century) Gangnido (Korea, 1402) Bianco world map (1436) Fra Mauro map (c. 1450) Map of Bartolomeo Pareto (1455) Genoese map (1457) Map of Juan de la Cosa (1500) Cantino planisphere (1502) Piri Reis map (1513) Dieppe maps (c. 1540s-1560s) Mercator 1569 ...
1941-1945 During World War II, Detroit was called the "Arsenal of Democracy" for its wartime industry; Fort Wayne was the largest motor vehicle and parts depot in the world. 1943 A riot broke out, pitting whites against blacks during wartime. 1950 Detroit was the 4th largest city in the U.S., with 1.8 million people.
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 26th-most populous city in ...
The design may have inspired later 'Maps of World History' such as the HistoMap by John B. Sparks, which chronicles four thousand years of world history in a graphic way similar to the enlarging and contracting nation streams presented on Adam's chart. Sparks added the innovation of using a logarithmic scale for the presentation of history.
During the French and Indian War (1754–1763) many of these settlements became occupied by the British. By 1773, the population of Detroit was 1,400. [29] At the end of the War for Independence in 1783, the region south of the Great Lakes formally became part of the United States.
no change to map: December 20, 1776 To avoid British forces who were advancing on Philadelphia, the Continental Congress began meeting in Baltimore. [25] [26] January 15, 1777 The northeastern region of New York, known as the New Hampshire Grants, declared independence as New Connecticut. [32] [33] [34] Disputes: March 4, 1777