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Flint hand axe found in Winchester. Wedges have existed for thousands of years. They were first made of simple stone. Perhaps the first example of a wedge is the hand axe (see also Olorgesailie), which is made by chipping stone, generally flint, to form a bifacial edge, or wedge. A wedge is a simple machine that transforms lateral force and ...
Art Van Furniture store, Ann Arbor, MI, 2010. Archie "Art" Van Elslander founded Art Van in 1959, opening his first store in a 4,000 square-foot space at 10 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue in East Detroit. [3] He expanded to three stores in that same year, and a fourth store opened in 1960. His first employee was not hired until this time. [4]
Flint is currently home to an emerging rap scene, pioneered by artists like Rio Da Yung OG, Bfb Da Packman, and YN Jay. Flint rap, greatly influenced by Detroit drill, is characterized by bouncy drums, menacing melodic elements, and commonly a tresillo rhythm in the 808. [124] Many artists use a laidback, almost nonchalant, vocal delivery.
Metropolitan areas of southeast Michigan, and parts of the Thumb and Flint/Tri-Cities, are grouped together by the U.S. Census Bureau with Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA in a wider nine-county region designated the Detroit–Ann Arbor–Flint Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with a population of 5,428,000.
Ann Arbor became the seat of Washtenaw County in 1827 [23] and was incorporated as a village in 1833. [24] The Ann Arbor Land Company, a group of speculators, set aside 40 acres (16 ha) of undeveloped land and offered it to the state of Michigan as the site of the state capitol, but lost the bid to Lansing.
A former sheriff's deputy who gunned down Sonya Massey in her kitchen after she called 911 about a possible prowler outside her home will be released soon with conditions, an Illinois court ruled ...
The Lansing diocese includes three of Michigan's largest cities (Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint) and covers 10 counties as follows: Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw. [2] The cathedral church of the diocese is the Gothic Revival St. Mary Cathedral, built in 1913 in Lansing.
Montrell Johnson Jr.'s 5-yard touchdown run with 7:40 remaining in the fourth quarter gave Florida a 24-17 win over No. 9 Ole Miss on Saturday in Gainesville. Ole Miss had a chance to tie the game ...