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Detroit emerges as a key industrial city due to its proximity to the Great Lakes and access to natural resources
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It made the city´s rise in the automotive industry
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Ford is founded by Henry Ford in Detroit. This sets the stage for the Michigans dominance in the automotive industry
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Ford introduces the assembly line for the first time revolutionizing mass production
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Ford offers the famous 5$ salary increase , transforming labor and creating the American middle class
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Michigan stood out its role in fruit production becoming the leader in cherries and apples thanks to the moderated climate
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The United Auto Workers (UAW) leads the Flint Sit Down Strike with ends in the first major recognition of unions in the automotive industry
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Michigan becomes the "arsenal of democracy" converting its automotive factories into war factories
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The Willow Run Plant produces B-24 bombers setting a record for wartime production
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The Mackinac Bridge opens, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsula of Michigan -
The rise of Motown records in Detroit, which launches the careers of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye etc, made Detroit the epicenter of American Music
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The Detroit Riot also know as the Detroit Rebellion explode due to racial tensions and police brutality becoming one of the largest civil disturbence in U.S history -
Coleman Young is elected as the first African-American mayor of Detroit, it symbolized the shift in political power in the city -
Detroit Techno emerge as a new music genre
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Michigan remains as a key player in automotive innovation as companies start to investigated new fuel-efficient and electric vehicles
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the financial crisis heavily impacts Michigans automotive industry, General Motor and Chrysler requiered governemt bailouts to survive -
the Flint Water Crisis begins creating system issues in Michigans infrastructure and governance
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Michigan becomes a hub in electric vehicle reserch and devolpement as Ford and GM lead the change in automotive innovation