1910 Horace and John Dodge break ground on a car parts factory in Hamtramck.
2nd - 1st Day of Shavuol
1763 Fort Michilimackinac is captured by Native Americans.
1798 Father Gabriel Richards arrives in Detroit.
4th - Pentecost
1896 Henry Ford introduces his quadricycle.
5th - Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do. Part One: What To Know ** 7:30pm - 9:00pm ~ Ypsilanti ~ Washtenaw County
1907 The Village of Pellston is incorporated.
1958 The Detroit Tigers first non-white player debuts, Ozzie Virgil.
1860 The Republicans nonminate Austin Blair for governor.
1926 Babe Ruth comes to Detroit.
1881 The Soo Locks are given to the federal government.
1919 Michigan ratifies the Nineteenth Amendment.
1805 Detroit is destroyed by fire.
12th - Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do. Part Two: What To Do ** 7:30pm - 9:00pm ~ Ypsilanti ~ Washtenaw County
1979 The Tigers hir George Lee "Sparky" Anderson as manager.
1924 A riot causes Detroit Tigers to lose a ball game.
14th - Flag Day
1671 The Pageant of the Sault is held.
1836 Congress proposes an end to the Michigan/Ohio bondary issue.
1856 James Jesse Strang is assissinated.
1866 Lewis Cass dies in Detroit.
18th - Father's Day
1855 The Soo Locks open.
19th - Alcoholics Anonymous: A Panel Discussion ** 7:30pm - 9:00pm ~ Ypsilanti ~ Washtenaw County
1879 General William tecumseh Sherman tells graduates of the Michigan Military Academy that "War is Hell".
1943 Race riots erupt in Detroit.
21th - Summer Begins (EST)
1948 The first Bill Knapps restaurant opens in Battle Creek.
1937 Joe Louis wins his first heavyweight title.
1963 Thousands march for racial equality in Detroit.
1962 The Tigers play the longest game in baseball history, 21 innings lasting 7 hours. Tigers won 9-7 over the New York Yankees.
1930 Amelia Earhart sets an air speed record over Detroit.
26th - Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery ** 7:30pm - 9:00pm ~ Ypsilanti ~ Washtenaw County
1896 Ulby is incorporated.
1947 Ford Motor Company offers its employees a pension.
1860 John S. Barry is nominated for governor for the fifth time.
1863 George Armstrong Custer is appointed to command the Michigan Cavalry Brigade.
1953 America is introduced to the Corvette. The nation's first sports car with a fiberglass body, the Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Impressed with other sports cars, General Motor's design guru Harley Earl began work on the Corvette in 1951. Today, the Corvette remains one of the nation's most popular sports cars. It even has its own museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
All Michigan history is courtesy of Michigan History Magazine.