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2. History of Detroit - Wikipedia

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   The Michigan Historical Review writes that "Just as the riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. facilitated the passage of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included fair housing, so the Detroit riot of July 1967, 'the worst racial disturbance' of the century to that time, provided the impetus for the passage of ...

3. History of Michigan - Wikipedia

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   The history of Detroit and Michigan; or, The metropolis illustrated; a full record of territorial days in Michigan, and the annals of Wayne County. Farmer, Silas (1890). History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan: a chronological cyclopedia of the past and present., Google version; full text; May, George S. ed.

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit

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   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 ...

5. Detroit's RenCen history dates to 1977: Key facts about GM's ...

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   It now houses the State of Michigan’s Detroit offices,” according to historicdetroit.org. Jenna Prestininzi contributed to this report. Contact JC Reindl: 313-378-5460 or jcreindl@freepress.com .

6. Timeline of Detroit - Wikipedia

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   Ford was the first company to sign a contract with them, again showing the impact that the Ford Motor Company has had throughout Detroit's history. Detroit Tigers baseball team win 1935 World Series defeating the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 2. The season was their 35th since they entered the American League in 1901. It was the first World Series ...

7. Local author bringing history of the Detroit Tigers to the ...

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   Tigers' enthusiast and local author Roger Yoder’s presentation on the famed Motor City baseball team is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5.

8. History of slavery in Michigan - Wikipedia

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   Most of slaves in present-day Michigan resided in Detroit or at the trading post at the Straits of Mackinac, later on Mackinac Island. [6] Slavery was practiced in Detroit since its founding in 1701. [4] The settlement included Fort Ponchartrain, a government trade store on the Detroit River, and ribbon farms. [7]

9. Ghost signs of Detroit: Faded ads reveal city’s forgotten ...

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   In 2015, former Detroit Free Press journalist Robert Allen took a deep dive into the history and significance of ghost signs, ultimately publishing his book "Fading Ads of Detroit" in 2018.