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They were introduced in different years based on local decisions. Michigan adopted Central Standard Time throughout the state effective September 18, 1885. [1] [2] [3] In 1915, Detroit changed to Eastern time to be on the same time zone as New York, [4] followed by most of the rest of the state in 1931. [5]
Dunbar, Willis F. and George S. May. Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State, 3rd ed. (1995) the standard comprehensive textbook 1980 edition online Farmer, Silas (1889). The history of Detroit and Michigan; or, The metropolis illustrated; a full record of territorial days in Michigan, and the annals of Wayne County .
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.
It's been a long time since that's happened in Michigan, and if history is any guide, it could be a while until the opportunity for Democrats arises again. 1983: Michigan's last Democratic ...
After the arrival of Europeans, the area that became the Michigan Territory was first under French and then British control. The first Jesuit mission, in 1668 at Sault Saint Marie, led to the establishment of further outposts at St. Ignace (where a mission began work in 1671) and Detroit, first occupied in 1701 by the garrison of the former Fort de Buade under the leadership of Antoine de La ...
Ohio and Michigan have been rivals longer than some might think. Their first clash came in the 1800s over Toledo. Ohio and Michigan have been rivals longer than some might think. Their first clash ...
The evolution of United States standard time zone boundaries from 1919 to 2024 in five-year increments. Plaque in Chicago marking the creation of the four time zones of the continental US in 1883 Colorized 1913 time zone map of the United States, showing boundaries very different from today Map of U.S. time zones during between April 2, 2006, and March 11, 2007.
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