1822: Caroline Kiner, known as Elsa Von Blumen, showcased her bicycling prowess in Michigan, inspiring women's bicycle racing as a popular sport. Her visit to Detroit highlighted her role as a pioneering figure during the suffrage movement's early days.

2017: The Red Wings ended their era at Joe Louis Arena with a victory and octopus toss. 1877: Ragtime pianist Hughie Cannon's journey to fame started in Michigan's saloon-filled streets.

1957: Lansing Community College was endorsed by the Lansing board of Education. Initially serving 32 students in a math refresher course, the college quickly expanded to offer programs in mechanical apprenticeship, nursing, and technologies, despite humble beginnings with tuition collected in a cigar box and a makeshift library on window sills.

1947: Henry Ford passes away in Dearborn, MI. At one point during the funeral of this key figure of the Industrial Revolution, approximately 5,000 people per hour passed his casket and paid their final respects.

1862: Private George Sidman becomes the youngest Michigander to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his Civil War bravery.

1947: Flint flooding ruined buildings and swept many goods into the river, causing millions in damage. 1882: After Wexford County voted to move their seat to Cadillac, folks in Manton, the original seat, weren't ready to let the move happen without an armed fight.

1871: Nannette Gardner becomes a sensation as the first woman allowed to vote in an election, about 50 years before the 19th Amendment. Regarding the commotion about her voting, Nannette said, "Tens of thousands of vicious, ignorant, and worthless men do the same thing yearly without a word of comment."

1940: Isle Royale becomes a national park and remains a unique source of immense natural beauty and scientific discovery both on land and below the waves, thanks to many well-preserved shipwrecks.

1954: Michigan Attorney General clears the way for Michigan State College to become Michigan State University. 1992: World's largest organism is found growing outside Crystal Falls, MI. This giant fungus spans 38 acres, weighs approximately 100 tons, and has been growing for at least 1500 years.

1875: Floe destroys five bridges in Lansing. Michigan Avenue spared due to lack of center support column. 1963: Michiganders approve new constitution, the one we currently are using. 1972: Ann Arbor's first 'Hash Bash' to celebrate cannabis.