Here at Michigan is Amazing we are looking for your input on our next Top Ten List.
This week we want to know who’s your favorite actor (male or female) from Michigan. Do you love Evil Dead’s leading man Bruce Campbell? Or maybe you’ve got a crush on Kristen Bell? Leave a comment or send us an email (michiganisamazing@michaelflora.com).
The list will be up next Tuesday!
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September 23, 1934
The Detroit Lions played their first NFL game.
Earlier that year, the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans moved to Detroit and were renamed the Lions. In their first game as a team with the National Football League, the Lions shut out the New York Giants 9-0 in front of 12,000 fans. During that season, the Lions won their first ten games and hosted the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day, beginning a holiday home-game tradition that continues to this day.
Thank you Michigan History Magazine for this glimpse into our past. See more at www.michiganhistorymagazine.com.
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Based on the input from our readers, here are the Top Ten Michigan cities with the most unique names:
10. Rosebush
9. Climax
8. Paradise
7. Lum
6. Ubly
5. Colon
4. Maybee
3. Omer
2. Homer
1. Hell
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September 22, 1857
William Gwinn Mather was born.
William Gwinn Mather’s ancestors, who arrived in America in 1635, included such illustrious figures as Increase Mather and Cotton Mather. Mather began working at his family’s Cleveland Mining Company in 1878. When the company merged with the Iron Cliffs Company in 1891—creating the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company—Mather became its first president. When Mather retired in 1951, his many accomplishments included pioneering social and technological developments in the iron-mining industry.
Thank you Michigan History Magazine for this glimpse into our past. See more at www.michiganhistorymagazine.com.
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September 21, 1835
John Horner arrived in Michigan.
Virginian John Horner reached Detroit to assume his responsibilities as Michigan’s new territorial governor. Angry Michiganders, who believed Michigan should be a state—not a territory—ignored Horner. After a series of embarrassing situations, Horner moved to the western part of the territory (present-day Wisconsin).
Thank you Michigan History Magazine for this glimpse into our past. See more at www.michiganhistorymagazine.com.
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Andy Suriano from Royal Oak won a Creative Arts Emmy in the Outstanding Character Design in Animation category for his work on Cartoon Network’s “Underfist: Halloween Bash.”
To read the whole story, click here.
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The 70th Annual Red Flannel Festival in Cedar Springs will be Septeber 25th – 26th and October 1st-2nd.
For a schedule of the events and more information, please visit www.redflannelfestival.org.
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September 18, 1679
The Griffin headed east to Niagara.
Loaded with furs, the Griffin left Rock Island, off the southern tip of the Garden Peninsula. The first sailing vessel on the Great Lakes, the Griffin disappeared on its return trip to Niagara and was never seen again.
Thank you Michigan History Magazine for this glimpse into our past. See more at www.michiganhistorymagazine.com.
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Michigan was the first state to guarantee every child the right to tax-paid high school education.
Marquette’s U.P. 200 sled dog race is approximately 240 miles in length and a qualifying race for the Iditarod.
2009 U. S. News and World Report annual survey ranked MSU’s elementary and secondary education graduate programs as rge best in the nation for the 14th consecutive year.
The Petoskey Stone is fossilized coral that existed in the northern Lower Peninsula about 350 million years ago.
Rogers City has the world’s largest limestone quarry.
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September 17, 1862
Michiganders fought at Antietam.
Hundreds of Michigan troops fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in what became the bloodiest day in American history. More than 350 Michiganders were left killed or wounded at the Battle of Antietam. This number includes Major General Israel Richardson of Pontiac who was mortally wounded leading his division in severe fighting near a sunken road, later called Bloody Lane.
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