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On, Jun 9th 1845:
Wayne County Building at corner of Griswold and Congress first occupied
On, Jun 10th 1930:
Nation’s first Black Housewives League started in Detroit
On, Jun 11th 1805:
Detroit destroyed by fire started in the barn of John Harvey, the village baker
On, Jun 12th 2007:
Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter
On, Jun 13th 1997:
Detroit Casino Advisory Committee recommended three sites for casinos
On, Jun 14th 1933:
Riot prevented Thornton Blackburn, a runaway slave, from being returned to Kentucky
On, Jun 15th 1948:
First night baseball game held at Briggs Stadium
On, Jun 16th 1903:
Ford Motor Company incorporated
On, Jun 17th 1875:
Frederick Sanders opened his confectionery and ice cream store at 166 Woodward
On, Jun 18th 1898:
Bob-lo Island Amusement Park opened
On, Jun 19th 1884:
New Harper Hospital on John R St. opened for patients
On, Jun 20th 1894:
Old Central Market torn down and site name changed to Cadillac Square
On, Jun 21st 1943:
Race riots occurred with federal troops brought in to restore order
On, Jun 22nd 1938:
Joe Louis defeated German Max Schmeling
On, Jun 23rd 1963:
Martin Luther King Jr., first used his “I Have a Dream” speech at Cobo Hall
On, Jun 24th 1930:
American Academy of Pediatrics founded by 34 physicians at Harper Hospital
On, Jun 25th 1918:
Voters adopted a new City Charter, with provisions for initiative, referendum and recall
On, Jun 26th 2009:
Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiring to commit bribery
On, Jun 27th 1934:
New federal building on Lafayette dedicated
On, Jun 28th 1990:
Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd of 49,000 at Tiger Stadium
