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 Kevorkian was barred from assisting in suicides. In 1988, the Brook trout was designated as Michigan’s state fish.

Granholm's Birth, Kevorkian Barred, & Brook Trout | Feb 5

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