history

The city of Detroit had many firsts, but this one changed the world fast.

Down Under Coffee in Detroit has a secret "down under" the floorboards with this hidden speakeasy in a 100-year-old bank vault.

The Roaring Twenties brought many new threats to student life at the University of Michigan.

Michigan has had some very interesting license plates over the years.

An Indiana high school senior did what many adults could not or would not do, and the county is celebrating her hard work.

Our building was constructed during the early 1860s as a testament by some construction workers placing graffiti on the walls. This location has a colorful history. Our building once was a boarding house, a restaurant, a bank, and a wallpaper store.

Mark Twain’s impression of the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Plank Road was that 'It would have been good if some unconscionable scoundrel had not now and then dropped a plank across it.'

Ford Field in Detroit is celebrating its 20th anniversary today. How much celebrating can you do when you're talking about Marty Mornhinweg and Joey Harrington?

"Calling on Michigan" is an MGM film short from "TravelTalks", one in a series about places around the country and around the world. This is a mid-20th century look at Michigan, in color.

Tony Chebatoris was executed in Michigan 84 years ago, but Michigan has had a ban on executions since 1847. So how was this possible?