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Trivia and facts about Detroit, Michigan by month.
October 1 - 2 - 1932 Democratic presidential nominee, Franklin D. Roosevelt, spoke at a political rally. 3 - Detroit's first "meatless" day during the First World War. 4 - 5 - 1916 Henry Ford Trade School opened. 6 - 1927 The Detroit Institutes of Arts opened. 7 - 1935 The Detroit Tigers won the World Series for the first time. 8 - 1846 Elemwood Cemetery opened in Detroit. 9 - 1871 A citizens' meeting raised $25,000 for the victims of the Chicago fire. 10 - 1925 Radio station WXYZ was founded. 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - Olympia Stadium opened. A rodeo was the first event. 16 - 1997 The 13 day journey in the Moving of the Gem theatre to its new location began. It was moved to make way for the building of Comerica Park. 17 - Father Charles Coughlin did the first broadcast on WJR. 18 - 1730 Cadillac, founder of Detroit, died in France. 19 - 20 - 1902 The first Cadillac automobile was produced. 21 - 22 - 23 - 1946 Detroit television went on the air for the first time. 24 - 1927 Detroit City Airport opened. 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30- 1941 The Duke of Windsor visited war plants in Detroit. 31- 1926 The Great magician Hary Houdini died in room 401 of Grace Hospital.
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