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Michigan adopted Central Standard Time throughout the state effective September 18, 1885. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1915, Detroit changed to Eastern time to be on the same time zone as New York , [ 4 ] followed by most of the rest of the state in 1931.
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 26th-most populous city in ...
Beginning in the 1980s, for the first time in its history, Detroit was a majority-black city. [185] This drastic racial demographic change resulted in more than a change in neighborhood appearance. It had political, social, and economic effects as well. In 1974, Detroit elected its first black mayor, Coleman Young. [186]
The last time Detroit saw a total solar eclipse was June 16, 1806. Here's a little about what the city was like at that time. Detroit's last total solar eclipse was over 200 years ago: What the ...
University of Michigan relocated from Detroit to Ann Arbor. [5] 1837 to 1838 - Small bands of self-proclaimed "Patriots", some operating from Detroit, invade Canada in the Patriot War. 1838 - Detroit-Pontiac railway begins operating. [6] 1840 - Population: 9,102. [12] 1843 - Michigan State Convention of Colored Citizens meets in Detroit. [13]
The Detroit Red Wings will face the Boston Bruins for the final time this season on Sunday at 5 p.m. on Bally Sports Detroit. ... 2023, in Detroit, Michigan. ...
The Detroit Lions are touchdown favorites when they meet their longtime division rival Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.. The Lions (7-2) sit atop the NFC North ...
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6. Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps.