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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 ...
1783 (MDCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1783rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 783rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1780s decade. As of the start ...
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.
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.
Suppose we want to make a map of the world on the Human Development Index, with 4 progressive categories: Low, Medium, High and Very high. With {{BrewerColors|Blues|4|a}}, you get: #eff3ffff #bdd7e7ff #6baed6ff #2171b5ff With these colors we will paint the blank map:
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 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 Revolutionary War (1775-1783), 13 years ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... Pages in category "Timelines of world history" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Timeline of violent ...
Scholars have produced many studies documenting the fall of Detroit from one of the world's premier industrial cities in 1945 to a much smaller, weaker city in the 21st century, struggling to survive against the loss of industry and population, against crime, corruption and poverty. Boyle also blames the big corporations.