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The first military outpost, For de Buade (Fort Michilimackinac) is established at St. Ignace.
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The Griffin, the first sailing vessel on the Great Lakes was built by Ren'e Robert Caveleir de la Salle. It was later lost in a storm on lake Michigan.
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Detroit was founded as Fort Pontchartrain by French explorer and Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
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Michigan becomes part of the united States with the signing of the treaty of Paris which ended the American revolution. (The British did control Michigan for 13 more years after the treaty).
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The British withdrew from Detroit. The U.S. flag is raised for the first time in Michigan.
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The territory of Michigan was created. Detroit was named the capital of Michigan
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Michigan was admitted as a free state
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The Tigers first official American league game.
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Michigan had 135,485 men involved in World War 1
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The Detroit Tigers opened in their new ballpark, comerica park. It was a cold, snowy day with temperatures just above freezing.
