Michigan Minute

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.

1921: According to Referee Magazine, Lloyd W. Olds was a referee for college and high school football games. After one confusing game where he happened to be wearing all-white, which was one of the team's colors as well, Olds was mistakenly tackled. To end that confusion, he had a friend craft the now-iconic black and white stripes, which have gone on to become a tradition for many referees across many different sports.

1966: University of Michigan successfully completes MI's first kidney transplant from Joan Ottenbacher to her twin sister, Janice. The sisters not only lived long, successful lives, but they also both entered into the field of nursing. Since that initial success, U-M's Transplant Center has performed over 10,000 organ transplants, many with a pediatric focus.

1815: Detroit holds "Pacification Ball" to soothe tensions with Canadians during the conclusion of The War of 1812. 2017: Former MI State Representative Robert Daniel Mahoney passes away. Mahoney was the first blind person to be elected to the state house and served with distinction for 18 years, showing many just how much differently-abled people are able to accomplish.

1979: With a great men's basketball team, MSU fans and broadcasters wondered how to honor the team if they made the Final Four, and a parade was agreed upon. However, the Spartans not only entered the Final Four, they ended up winning the entire NCAA Championship, and the parade to the Capitol Building became an even more massive celebration.

1871: Amanda Sanford and Sarah Killgore become the first two women graduates from the University of Michigan. 1912: The Michigan State Senate approves a resolution to adopt the 19th Amendment in support of women's suffrage by a vote of 23-5.

1944: Diana Ross was born in Detroit and would become part of one of Motown's most successful acts - The Supremes. After many years of chart-topping singles, Ross went solo with her eponymous debut album. Billboard magazine titled her "Female Entertainer of the Century" in 1976.