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(1620) French Canadian explorers arrived in upper region of Michigan
(1634) Jean Nicolet passed through Straits of Mackinac while exploring the area
(1659) Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard des Groseilliers traveled to western Lake Superior with fur trading Native Americans
(1665) Claude-Jean Allouez and followers reported copper deposits in Keweenaw Peninsula region
(1668) First permanent European settlement established by French missionaries, Fathers Dablon and Marquette, at Sault Sainte Marie
(1673) Jesuit missionary, Jacques Marquette and fur trader Louis Jolliet, led small group to explore great river called Messissipi by Indians
(1679) Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, established Fort Miami, first French fort in area
(1680) LaSalle abandoned Fort Miami; traveled across Lower Peninsula
(1686) Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, established Fort St Joseph (now Port Huron)
(1701) French army officer, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, founded Detroit
(1754 - 1763) French and Indian War
(1758) British captured Fort Frontenac, cut off New France's supply and communication into Michigan
(1760) British captured Detroit, French rule ended
(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
(1787) Michigan became part of Northwest Territory in Northwest Ordinance of 1787
(1796) British evacuated Detroit, other posts now under terms of Jay Treaty; Wayne County established as administrative division of Northwest Territory
(1805) Michigan Territory created, seat of government established in Detroit; much of Detroit destroyed by fire
(1812) War of 1812; Detroit, Fort Mackinac surrendered to British
(1813) American forces retook Detroit
(1819) Ojibwe, Ottawa, Potawatomi Indians ceded more than six million acres in Lower Peninsula to United States; Indians began mass exodus to the south
(1824) Chicago Road surveyed between Fort Dearborn and Detroit
(1835) Conflict with Ohio (Toledo War) over border; Ohio granted lands around Toledo, Michigan received entire Upper Peninsula
(1837) Michigan became 26th U. S. state
(1842) Copper mining began near Keweenaw Point; last Indian lands ceded in Michigan by treaty
(1844) Iron ore discovered in Upper Peninsula
(1847) Lansing named State Capital; Dutch Calvinist separatists founded Holland, Michigan
(1854) Republic Party organized at Jackson
(1855) Soo Canal and Locks opened, linked Lake Superior with Lake Huron
(1861 - 1865) Civil War; over 90,000 men from Michigan served
(1871) Fires in Port Huron, Holland and Manistee killed 200, burned over 1.2 million acres
(1881) Great "Thumb Fire" (Huron Fire) killed 282 people, damages $2,347,000, was first natural disaster served by American Red Cross
(1896) Charles King of Detroit first person to design, build, test drive gasoline-powered automobile
(1899) Ransom E. Olds established first automobile factory in Detroit
(1908) First Ford Model T manufactured; General Motors founded
(1910) Michigan held first primary election
(1928) Ford River Rouge Plant completed, largest factory complex in the world, employed 100,000
(1929) Ambassador Bridge opened between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario (longest bridge in world when built)
(1930) Detroit-Windsor Tunnel opened
(1935) United Automobile Worker's Union (UAW) formed in Detroit; Detroit Tigers won World Series
(1936) Autoworkers staged sit-down strike at General Motors Corporation in Flint
(1941) Auto plants converted for production of war materials, Michigan became known as "Arsenal of Democracy"
(1945) Detroit Tigers won World Series
(1957) Mackinac Bridge "Big Mac" opened
(1959) Barry Gordy, Jr. founded Motown Records
(1963) New State Constitution ratified
(1967) Five days of race riots in Detroit, 43 killed, 1,189 injured, over 7,000 arrested, much of inner city destroyed
(1968) Detroit Tigers won World Series
(1974) Gerald Ford became 38th U. S. President
(1975) Ore freighter, Edmund Fitzgerald, sunk in Lake Superior during storm, all aboard were lost
(1976) Referendum vote banned throwaway bottles
(1977) Renaissance Center dedicated in Detroit
(1980) Detroit hosted Republican National Convention
(1981) Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum dedicated in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids
(1984) Detroit Tigers won Super Bowl
(1989) Detroit Pistons won NBA championship
(1990) Detroit Pistons won NBA championship
(1992) Term limitations for governor, federal or state senator or representatives adopted by a state constitutional amendment
(1998) Chrysler Corporation merged with German auto company, Daimler-Benz
(2001) Detroit celebrated 300th anniversary; DaimlerChrysler announced job cuts
(2002) Jennifer Granholm elected Michigan's first female governor; Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup
(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
(2005) General Motors announced massive job cuts
(2008) Detroit Red Wings won 11th Stanley Cup
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