Historical Society of Michigan Michigan History Calendar

18 SEP1981Michigan's only presidential museum, the Gerald R. Ford Museum, opened in Grand Rapids. 18 SEP1987Pope John Paul II made an historic visit to Detroit. 19 SEP1806The Michigan's territorial legislature passed an act to establish a bank in Detroit.It turned out to be a fraud. The bank distributed $165,000 in bank notes, but was unable to redeem them. ................
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