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1763 - Pontiac besieges Detroit during Pontiac's Rebellion. [4] 1778 - Fort Lernault built. [3] 1783 - The area south of the Great Lakes (including all of Michigan) is ceded by Great Britain to the United States by the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War. However, the British kept actual possession.
1950 Detroit was the 4th largest city in the U.S., with 1.8 million people. 1957 The five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge opened on November 1. 1959 Motown began recording music in Detroit. 1960 Census results revealed a 1.45 million increase in state population, the largest in state history. 1967 Race riots struck the city of Detroit. After five ...
January 2, 1783: Hispaniola: Inconclusive Action of 22 January 1783: January 22, 1783: Virginia: British victory Action of 15 February 1783: February 15, 1783: Guadeloupe: British victory Action of 17 February 1783: 17 February 1783: Cuba: British victory Recapture of the Bahamas: 14–18 April 1783: Bahamas: British victory Battle of Arkansas ...
When American Indian commissioners visited Detroit in July 1783 they were treated politely, but no commitments were made to turn over the fort. [28] Plan of the Town of Detroit and Fort Lernoult. Britain held on to Detroit, Fort Niagara, Michilimackinac and a number of other outposts until 1796.
Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes. By 1920, based on the booming auto industry and ...
Events in Detroit (4 C, 10 P) G. Former gangs in Detroit (1 C, 7 P) H. ... Timeline of Detroit | History of African Americans in Detroit; 0–9. 430 West Records; A.
With the mass production of the Ford Model T, Detroit became the world capital of the auto industry. General Motors was formed a few years later as William Durant along with Alfred Sloan purchased Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland and other car companies. They soon moved their headquarters from Flint, Michigan to Detroit, Michigan. [52]
Fort Shelby was a military fort in Detroit, Michigan that played a significant role in the War of 1812 (1812-1815). It was built by the |British Army]] (Kingdom of Great Britain) in 1779 as Fort Lernoult, and was ceded to the United States by the terms of the Jay Treaty in 1796, following up on the original terms of the peace agreement of the Treaty of Paris that ended the American ...