Michigan Minute
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WKAR’s Jamie Paisley presents intriguing stories for each day in Michigan history.
From name changes and iconic cities to arcane laws, Michigan Minute covers a wide variety of fascinatingly true tales from the Great Lake State.
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1901: Free lunches in Kalamazoo saloons revoked as the practice had spiraled out of financial control. 1865: Two Lansing cousins found Lincoln Assassin, John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirator David Herold in a barn. -
1838: Mary T. Lathrap, temperance evangelist and co-founder of MI's Women's Suffrage was born. She was also a poet, whose work inspired the aphorism "Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes."
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1941: Detroit produces first tank for World War II, and it is tested for military brass in Warren, MI. Ultimately, 22,000 tanks would be made for the war effort.
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1918: First Fordson Tractor given to friend of Henry Ford. 1954: Controversial Oscar-winning documentarian Michael Moore born in Davison, MI.
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1933: The Michigan and Huron Institute, later Kalamazoo College chartered in the Michigan Territory. 2017: Lois E. Holt, civil rights activist and Michigan's first Black school teacher passes away.
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1948: Amid the start of the Cold War, MSU Student James Zarichny takes a stand and defies the Michigan Senate's Committee on Un-American Activities.
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1912: Detroit Tigers inaugurate playing in the 23,000-seat Navin Field, which would later be rechristened as Tiger Stadium, in a game against Cleveland.
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1912: Glenn T. Seaborg, born in Ishpeming, Michigan, discovered Seaborgium, one of only 13 atomic elements named after people. 1927: WWJ aired the first radio broadcast of a regular season Detroit Tigers baseball game, with the Tigers securing an 8-5 win against Cleveland.
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1837: Grand Rapids saw the publication of its first newspaper, the Grand River Times, after a tumultuous journey involving a shipwreck and a sled dog-assisted transport across ice.
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1893: St. Joseph, Michigan, was struck by a powerful tidal wave, causing widespread damage and described as the first of its kind in years. 1955: Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers made history by becoming the youngest baseball player to win the league batting title, a milestone in his legendary career that spanned over two decades.