On this date, we highlight key events: in 1927, Detroit Tiger Ty Cobb retired after 22 seasons, setting 90 MLB records. In 1972, Mackinac Island voters approved snowmobiles, the first motorized vehicles allowed since 1949. Additionally, in 1911, William C. Durant founded a new company after his ousting from General Motors, partnering with Louis Chevrolet.
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