Detroit, Michigan Timeline of Events

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Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River connecting the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway...

Timeline of Events

1701

7.24.1701

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit, Michigan.

1763

5.7.1763

Indian Wars: Pontiac's Rebellion begins – Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.

1796

7.11.1796

The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.

1908

9.27.1908

The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

1912

4.20.1912

Opening day for baseball stadiums Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, and Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

1915

1.21.1915

Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan.

1920

8.20.1920

The first commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

8.31.1920

The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.

1966

10.5.1966

Near Detroit, Michigan, there is a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor.

1967

7.23.1967

12th Street Riot: in Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It will leave 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned.