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Establishing First Mission
Jeacques Marquette and Claude Dablon establish the first mission at Sault Ste. Marie -
Detorit is founded
History Today: The Founding of Detroit Detorit is founded as Fort Pontchartrain by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. -
Straits of Mackinaw Established
MDOT: Straits of Mackinaw The French established For Michilimackinac at the Straits of Mackinaw. -
French Rule in Detroit Ends
The French surrender Fort Pontchartrain to the British, ending the rule in Detroit -
The Toledo War
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. -
Michigan is the 26th State
Michigan is admitted into the Union as the 26th state. -
Lansing becomes the Capitol
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Ford manufactures the Model T
[ 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) -
The Detroit Windsor Tunnel opens
The Detroit Windsor Tunnel opens to automobile traffic -
Mackinaw Bridge
The five mile Mackinaw Bridge opens -
Tension in Detroit
Riots erupt in Detroit amid racial tensions -
The Renissance Center
The Renissance Center is dedicated in Detroit -
Jennifer M. Granholm becomes Govenor
Jennifer M. Granholm becomes the first female govenor
