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The history of the Detroit Lions, a professional American football franchise based in Detroit, dates back to 1928 when they played in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Spartans.They joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 before they were bought by George A. Richards, a radio executive, and moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions in 1934 and won their first NFL Championship the ...
The Church of the Transfiguration Historic District is a group of buildings associated with what was the Church of the Transfiguration Roman Catholic parish (and is now the Saint John Paul II parish), located at 5830 Simon K in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. [1]
Atteridgeville was established by the government in 1939 [3] as a settlement for black people, after much lobbying by Mrs Myrtle Patricia Atteridge, the chairwoman of the Committee for Non-European Affairs on the City Council at that time. [4] Atteridgeville was established nine years prior to the election of the apartheid government
Schottenstein Stores owns stakes in DSW and American Signature Furniture; 15% of American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB360 Capital Partners, over 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture.
Mandel was an executive in his family's department store and in 1934 was elected to the company's board of directors. [3] In 1940, Mandel purchased the Detroit Lions from George A. Richards for $200,000. [4] He was the NFL's first Jewish owner. [5] The 1940s saw the Lions win only 35 games. [6] The low point was when they went 0–11 in 1942 ...
The church also does not own four vacant parcels on the 16 acre-site: three that are privately owned and one that is a Detroit Land Bank Authority property, city records show. Representatives for ...
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). [2] The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. [3]
The Historic Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Detroit, Michigan will celebrate its 150th Anniversary on Nov. 7th, 2021. It is the 6th oldest African American congregation in Detroit.