1912: After concerns about excessive alcohol consumption, MI Governor Osborn asks legislature to outlaw state breweries from also opening & operating a saloon. 1836: Gov Stevens T. Mason signed the Township Act to subdivide the state into political units, rather a new concept at the time which other states would soon move to adopt.

1914: Michigan Board of Education decides to crack down on what they view as a "disgrace" to public school penmanship. 1919: Singer Marion Hutton (née Thornburg) is born near Battle Creek. Hutton would rise to fame after joining Glenn Miller's Band and become a war-time era staple in the early 1940s.

1901: After a fire destroys his factory and prototypes in Detroit, R.E. Olds moves his factory to Lansing, MI. 1976: After a 45 year ban in Michigan, Gov. Milliken signs legislation allowing manned hot air balloons to take flight across Michigan.

1887: Birthday of early aviator Philip Parmelee of Hubbardston, MI. Trained with the Wright Bros. & flew many aviary firsts - parachute drop; commercial flight; military reconnaissance; and bomb drop. Lansing's Capital Regional Int'l Airport has an historical marker to honor Parmelee.

1976: Detroit's Sheila Young takes three Olympic Speed Skating medals at the Innsbruck games, becoming first American to do so. 2019: US Representative John Dingell Jr. passes at 92 years old. He spent nearly 60 years in the house, as a representative for Michigan.

1877: Detorit Club members assembled to hear a Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert broadcast via telephone wire. 1896: Charles King builds the first gas-powered automobile in Detroit, three years before Henry Ford. 2014: Two years after his retirement, the Detroit Red Wings retire the number of Nicklas Lindstrom, who played with the team for 20 years.

1829: After writing articles critical of the MI Territorial Court, Detroit Journalist John P. Sheldon is jailed for refusing to pay a fine. The Detroiters rally together to support him. 1916: The engineering building at Michigan Agricultural College burns to the ground. Ransom E. Olds would pay for it's eventual rebuilding and become it's namesake. 2013: In an effort to promote transparency, the Michigan Supreme Court began livestreaming arguments and proceedings online.

1947: WWDT becomes Michigan's first broadcasting TV station, and only the sixth in the nation at the time. 1955: The Eastern White Pine is designated as Michigan's official state tree.

1847: After a short 10 months in office, Michigan Governor Alpheus Felch resigns in order to become a US Senator for Michigan. 1875: Mackinac Island becomes the second national park in the US. 1931: Isle Royal also becomes a national park.

1836: Kalamazoo, Michigan, officially discards its original name of Bronson due to the unsavoriness of its namesake. 1799: Detroit becomes an official entry point to the US. 1974: Amid the global energy crisis, Michigan's speed limit becomes 55 mph.