Facts Feed

On, Oct 27th 1927:

Model A production began at Ford Rouge Plant


On, Oct 28th 1910:

Detroit Rotary Club organized


On, Oct 29th 1897:

Ernst Kern store opened


On, Oct 30th 1941:

Duke of Windsor visited war plants


On, Oct 31st 1926:

Great magician Harry Houdini died in Room 401, Grace Hospital


On, Nov 1st 1868:

Detroit Medical School opened


On, Nov 2nd 2005:

Rosa Parks Funeral at Greater Grace Temple Church


On, Nov 3rd 1911:

Chevrolet Motor Company incorporated


On, Nov 4th 1993:

Detroit Neon admitted to Continental Indoor Soccer League


On, Nov 5th 1896:

While serving as Mayor, Hazen Pingree elected Governor of Michigan


On, Nov 6th 1973:

State Senator Coleman A. Young elected Detroit’s first black mayor


On, Nov 7th 1960:

Detroit News acquired Detroit Times


On, Nov 8th 1870:

African Americans voted for the first time


On, Nov 9th 1962:

Fire destroyed the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn


On, Nov 10th 1975:

The Edmund Fitzgerald sunk


On, Nov 11th 1923:

Hudson’s displayed world’s largest flag


On, Nov 12th 1863:

Mrs. Tom Thumb visited wounded soldiers in St. Mary’s Hospital


On, Nov 13th 1998:

Opening of Great Lakes Crossing shopping mall in Auburn Hills


On, Nov 14th 1914:

First Dodge car delivered to Horace and John Dodge


On, Nov 15th 1929:

Ambassador Bridge opened to traffic


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