Michigan Minute Podcast
1) Bowman's 1,000th Win & Gresser's Chess Mastery | Feb 8
On this day in 1997, Detroit Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman won his 1,000th regular season game. Also, in 1906, chess master Gisela Kahn Gresser was born in Detroit. She became the first American woman...Show More
2) Sheila Young's Medals, Frozen Lake Superior, & DeVos | Feb 7
On this day in 1976, Detroiter Sheila Young became the first American to win three medals in one Winter Olympics. In 1994, satellite images showed Lake Superior completely frozen over. In 2017, Betsy ...Show More
3) Grand Rapids Wins the Name Game & Merze Tate's Birth | Feb 6
On this day in 1844, the Grand Rapids vs. Kent dispute was settled, officially naming it Grand Rapids. In 1905, Merze Tate was born in Blanchard, Michigan. She became the first African American woman ...Show More
4) Granholm's Birth, Kevorkian Barred, & Brook Trout | Feb 5
On this day in 1959, Governor Jennifer Granholm was born. She made history as Michigan's first woman Attorney General and Governor, and later served as US Secretary of Energy. In 1991, Dr. Jack Kevork...Show More
5) Lindbergh's Atlantic Flight & Alice Cooper's Birth | Feb 4
On this day in 1902, Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit. He became the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic in 1927. In 1948, Vincent Furnier, known as Alice Cooper, was born in Detroit,...Show More
6) First Train Ride, Howe's 6 Goals, & 13th Amendment | Feb 3
On this day in 1838, passengers rode the Michigan Central Railroad from Detroit to Ypsilanti for the first time. In 1944, Detroit Red Wing’s Sydney Howe scored a double hat trick. In 1865, Michigan ra...Show More
7) Stockwell's Admission & Ty Cobb's Induction | Feb 2
On this day in 1870, Elizabeth Madelon Stockwell became the first woman admitted to the University of Michigan. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its first five players, including Detroit Ti...Show More
8) I-94's Completion & Blue Star Mothers' Founding | Feb 1
On this day in 1967, Michigan completed I-94, becoming the first state with an interstate highway stretching border-to-border. In 1942, the Blue Star Mothers of America was founded in Flint to support...Show More
9) Jane Johnston Schoolcraft's Literary Firsts | Jan 31
On this day in 1800, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, the first known Indigenous literary writer and poet, was born in Ste. Saint Marie. Known as Bamewawagezhikaquay in Ojibwe, she left behind writings in b...Show More
10) Fred Korematsu & Tom Izzo's Birthdays | Jan 30
On this day in 1919, future Detroiter Fred Korematsu was born. He resisted Japanese American internment during WWII and was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1955, Michigan State bas...Show More