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Aerial view of a classification yard and two train ferries on the Detroit River, 1943. During World War II, Detroit became a center of industry, largely due to its innovative roots. The treatment of African Americans during World War II, however, represented the duality between an increase in labor and a decrease in the standard of living.
After the arrival of Europeans, the area that became the Michigan Territory was first under French and then British control. The first Jesuit mission, in 1668 at Sault Saint Marie, led to the establishment of further outposts at St. Ignace (where a mission began work in 1671) and Detroit, first occupied in 1701 by the garrison of the former Fort de Buade under the leadership of Antoine de La ...
Many Lithuanians also settled in Detroit during the World War II era, especially on the city's Southwest side in the West Vernor area, [191] where the renovated Lithuanian Hall reopened in 2006. [192] [193] While African Americans in 2020 comprised 13.5% of Michigan's population, they made up nearly 77.2% of Detroit's population.
Known as the Selective Service Act of 1917, 24 million men between the ages of 18 and 45 registered to fight. This created many more jobs for African Americans in the city of Detroit as a lot of working men went off to war. 1918 1918 influenza epidemic. WW1 ends; 1919 - Orchestra Hall opens. 1920: Detroit becomes the 4th largest city in America
A tribute to Detroit's role in pioneering the mass production of automobiles. The D Commonly used shorthand for Detroit, especially in modern music and media. The 313 Named after Detroit's area code, 313, this nickname symbolizes local pride and has been popularized in media such as the film 8 Mile (2002). [5] D-Town
Bugas “was a fearless investigator, adept at the art of fisticuffs while wearing a suit,” wrote A.J. Baime in his 2014 book about Detroit’s contribution to the war effort, “The Arsenal of ...
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
World War II on the National Register of Historic Places (5 C, 80 P) Pages in category "United States during World War II by state" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.