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Trivia and interesting facts about the history of Detroit, Michigan by month.
June 1 - 1701 Cadillac left Montreal to found a settlement on the Detroit River. 2 - 3 - 4 - 1990 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted in his first suicide, when he helped Janet Adkins commit suicide. 5 - 6 - 1885 Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Company appeared in Detroit. 7 - 1918 Fort Shelby Hotel opened. 8 - 1926 Babe Ruth hit the longest home run in baseball history (626') at Navin Field. 9 - 10 - 1930 The nations first Black Housewives League started in Detroit. 11 - 1805 Detroit was destroyed by a fire started in the barn of John Harvey, the village baker. No lives were lost in the fire. 12 - 1973 U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of school bussing between Detroit and the suburbs. 13 - 14 - 1833 A riot prevented Thorton Blackburn, a runaway slave, from being returned to Kentucky. 15 - 1948 First night baseball game held in Briggs Stadium. 16 - 1903 Ford Motor Company was incorporated. 17 - 1875 Frederick Sanders opened his confectionery and ice cream store at 166 Woodward. 18 - 1898 Bob-lo Island Amusement Park was opened. 19 - 20 - 1894 Old Central Market was torn down and the site was renamed to Cadillac Square. 21 - 1943 Negro-white race riots occurred. Federal troops were brought in to restore order. 22 - 1938 Joe Louis defeated German Max Schmeling. 23 - 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. first gave his "I have a Dream" speech at Cobo Hall. 24 - 25 - 1918 A new City Charter was adopted. 26 - 27 - 1934 New federal building on Lafayette was dedicated. 28 - 1990 Nelson Mandela spoke to over 49,000 people at Tiger Stadium. 29 - 1989 The Fox Theatre was designated a National Landmark. 30 - 1934 The Portsmouth, Ohio Spartan (Lions) moved to Detroit.
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