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arrow (1620) French Canadian explorers arrived in upper region of Michigan

arrow (1634) Jean Nicolet passed through Straits of Mackinac while exploring the area

arrow (1659) Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard des Groseilliers traveled to western Lake Superior with fur trading Native Americans

arrow (1665) Claude-Jean Allouez and followers reported copper deposits in Keweenaw Peninsula region

arrow (1668) First permanent European settlement established by French missionaries, Fathers Dablon and Marquette, at Sault Sainte Marie

arrow (1673) Jesuit missionary, Jacques Marquette and fur trader Louis Jolliet, led small group to explore great river called Messissipi by Indians

arrow (1679) Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, established Fort Miami, first French fort in area

arrow (1680) LaSalle abandoned Fort Miami; traveled across Lower Peninsula

arrow (1686) Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, established Fort St Joseph (now Port Huron)

arrow (1701) French army officer, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, founded Detroit

arrow (1754 - 1763) French and Indian War

arrow (1758) British captured Fort Frontenac, cut off New France's supply and communication into Michigan

arrow (1760) British captured Detroit, French rule ended

arrow (1763) France ceded all lands in North America east of Mississippi River to Great Britain in Treaty of Paris; Ottawa Indians, led by Chief Pontiac, led revolt against British, captured all forts in Michigan except Detroit

arrow (1787) Michigan became part of Northwest Territory in Northwest Ordinance of 1787

arrow (1796) British evacuated Detroit, other posts now under terms of Jay Treaty; Wayne County established as administrative division of Northwest Territory

arrow (1805) Michigan Territory created, seat of government established in Detroit; much of Detroit destroyed by fire

arrow (1812) War of 1812; Detroit, Fort Mackinac surrendered to British

arrow (1813) American forces retook Detroit

arrow (1819) Ojibwe, Ottawa, Potawatomi Indians ceded more than six million acres in Lower Peninsula to United States; Indians began mass exodus to the south

arrow (1824) Chicago Road surveyed between Fort Dearborn and Detroit

arrow (1835) Conflict with Ohio (Toledo War) over border; Ohio granted lands around Toledo, Michigan received entire Upper Peninsula

arrow (1837) Michigan became 26th U. S. state

arrow (1842) Copper mining began near Keweenaw Point; last Indian lands ceded in Michigan by treaty

arrow (1844) Iron ore discovered in Upper Peninsula

arrow (1847) Lansing named State Capital; Dutch Calvinist separatists founded Holland, Michigan

arrow (1854) Republic Party organized at Jackson

arrow (1855) Soo Canal and Locks opened, linked Lake Superior with Lake Huron

arrow (1861 - 1865) Civil War; over 90,000 men from Michigan served

arrow (1871) Fires in Port Huron, Holland and Manistee killed 200, burned over 1.2 million acres

arrow (1881) Great "Thumb Fire" (Huron Fire) killed 282 people, damages $2,347,000, was first natural disaster served by American Red Cross

arrow (1896) Charles King of Detroit first person to design, build, test drive gasoline-powered automobile

arrow (1899) Ransom E. Olds established first automobile factory in Detroit

arrow (1908) First Ford Model T manufactured; General Motors founded

arrow (1910) Michigan held first primary election

arrow (1928) Ford River Rouge Plant completed, largest factory complex in the world, employed 100,000

arrow (1929) Ambassador Bridge opened between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario (longest bridge in world when built)

arrow (1930) Detroit-Windsor Tunnel opened

arrow (1935) United Automobile Worker's Union (UAW) formed in Detroit; Detroit Tigers won World Series

arrow (1936) Autoworkers staged sit-down strike at General Motors Corporation in Flint

arrow (1941) Auto plants converted for production of war materials, Michigan became known as "Arsenal of Democracy"

arrow (1945) Detroit Tigers won World Series

arrow (1957) Mackinac Bridge "Big Mac" opened

arrow (1959) Barry Gordy, Jr. founded Motown Records

arrow (1963) New State Constitution ratified

arrow (1967) Five days of race riots in Detroit, 43 killed, 1,189 injured, over 7,000 arrested, much of inner city destroyed

arrow (1968) Detroit Tigers won World Series

arrow (1974) Gerald Ford became 38th U. S. President

arrow (1975) Ore freighter, Edmund Fitzgerald, sunk in Lake Superior during storm, all aboard were lost

arrow (1976) Referendum vote banned throwaway bottles

arrow (1977) Renaissance Center dedicated in Detroit

arrow (1980) Detroit hosted Republican National Convention

arrow (1981) Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum dedicated in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids

arrow (1984) Detroit Tigers won Super Bowl

arrow (1989) Detroit Pistons won NBA championship

arrow (1990) Detroit Pistons won NBA championship

arrow (1992) Term limitations for governor, federal or state senator or representatives adopted by a state constitutional amendment

arrow (1998) Chrysler Corporation merged with German auto company, Daimler-Benz

arrow (2001) Detroit celebrated 300th anniversary; DaimlerChrysler announced job cuts

arrow (2002) Jennifer Granholm elected Michigan's first female governor; Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup

arrow (2004) Altercation between Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers took place at NBA game, nine players suspended, five players charged with assault; Detroit Pistons won NBA championship

arrow (2005) General Motors announced massive job cuts

arrow (2008) Detroit Red Wings won 11th Stanley Cup

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