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French explorer Etienne Brule is the first European to visit Michigan.
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Michigan has an amzingly interesting timespan!!!
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Native leader Chief Pontiac leads an unsuccessful attack on the British army.
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The american colonies win indapendance from England. Michigan becomes the property of the new united states.
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The Erie Canal is completed. This opens up an easy shipping route from the Eastern United States to Michigan.
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Michigan becomes the twenty sixth state in 1873.
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Henry Ford starts the Ford Motor Company in Detroit.
