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Jeacques Marquette and Claude Dablon establish the first mission at Sault Ste. Marie
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History Today: The Founding of Detroit Detorit is founded as Fort Pontchartrain by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.
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MDOT: Straits of Mackinaw The French established For Michilimackinac at the Straits of Mackinaw.
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The French surrender Fort Pontchartrain to the British, ending the rule in Detroit
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The Toledo War ensues over the Michigan- Ohio boundary. Michigan was previously denied admission to the Union because it would not surrender its claim to the Toledo strip. The area eventually is surrendered in exchange for the western section fo the UP. The first constiuttional covention is held and Stevens T. Mason is inagurated as govenor.
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Michigan is admitted into the Union as the 26th state.
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[ Video of the Model T](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JdWjjtYMWo)[History of the Model T](http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-motor-company-unveils-the-model-t)
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The Detroit Windsor Tunnel opens to automobile traffic
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The five mile Mackinaw Bridge opens
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Riots erupt in Detroit amid racial tensions
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The Renissance Center is dedicated in Detroit
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Jennifer M. Granholm becomes the first female govenor
