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1855 Michigan State University was founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, becoming the first land grant university in the United States. 1861-1865 Michigan sent 90,000 men, nearly a quarter of the state's male population, to fight in state regiments in the Civil War. 1871 Fires burned Manistee and Holland.
The history of human activity in Michigan, a U.S. state in the Great Lakes, began with settlement of the western Great Lakes region by Paleo-Indians perhaps as early as 11,000 B.C.E. One early technology they developed was the use of native copper, which they would fashion into tools and other implements with "hammer stones".
An 1831 map of Michigan by David H. Burr, showing boundaries of early counties Wayne County, Michigan , originally part of the vast Northwest Territory, was eventually whittled down into its current size by the separation of several tracts: Monroe in 1817, Michilimackinac County (later called Mackinac ) and Macomb counties in 1818, St. Clair ...
Here are some fun facts, notable days in history and more about the great State of Michigan. It's National Michigan Day! Unique facts, interesting history about the Great Lakes State.
The Michigan meridian is the principal meridian (or north–south line) used as a reference in the Michigan Survey, the survey of the U.S. state of Michigan in the early 19th century. It is located at 84 degrees, 21 minutes and 53 seconds west longitude. [1] It forms the boundary between several counties in the state.
Michigan's worst bowl loss in program history came in 2011 to Mississippi State. It was the only bowl game Michigan reached under head coach Rich Rodriguez, who was fired shortly after the blowout ...
Terminal-based games commenced on June 6, 1977, when the Daily 3 game was introduced. The first "Michigan Lotto" game was introduced on August 13, 1984. The first The Big Game (now Mega Millions) ticket was sold on August 31, 1996. Since its commencement, the Michigan Lottery has donated more than $27 billion to the School Aid Fund.
Michigan football will compete for a national championship against Washington on Monday, its first ever national championship game in program history.