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Michigan Minute

WKAR’s Jamie Paisley presents intriguing stories for each day in Michigan history. From name changes and iconic cities to arcane laws, Michigan Minute covers a wide variety of fascinatingly true tales from the Great Lake State. Interested in supporting the Michigan Minute?

Battle Creek Belle & A League of Her Own | June 7

1 min; June 07, 2025

D-Day Orders & A Saginaw Soldier's Story | June 6

1 min; June 06, 2025

Elly Peterson & Michigan’s Political Firsts | June 5

1 min; June 05, 2025

Ford’s Quadricycle & the 20 MPH Revolution | June 4

1 min; June 04, 2025

Pocket Protectors & Practical Invention | June 3

1 min; June 03, 2025

Galarraga's Imperfect Game & 28 Outs | June 2

1 min; June 02, 2025

Company K & The Rise of Dodge Main | June 1

1 min; June 01, 2025

Soo Canal Opens & Kellogg's Breakfast Flakes| May 31

1 min; May 31, 2025

Kaline's Close Call & Horton's Heroics| May 30

1 min; May 30, 2025

Lincoln's 'Michigander' & Cass's Military Tail| May 29

1 min; May 29, 2025

Kirk Gibson's Birthday & Sojourner Truth's Speech| May 28

1 min; May 28, 2025

James Robinson's Valor & Detroit's Tribute| May 27

1 min; May 27, 2025

Detroit's First Election & Model T's End| May 26

1 min; May 26, 2025

Thompson's Enlistment & Edmonds' Legacy| May 25

1 min; May 25, 2025

Florence Knoll's Birth & UP Expedition| May 24

1 min; May 24, 2025

Pinball Ban & Gwen Frostic Day| May 23

1 min; May 23, 2025

Underwater Stonehenge & Ferguson's Birth| May 22

1 min; May 22, 2025

Olds' Export & Michigan's State Song| May 21

1 min; May 21, 2025

Lindbergh's Flight & MSU Student Strike| May 20

1 min; May 20, 2025

Buick's Incorporation & Quadruplets' Birth| May 19

1 min; May 19, 2025

Michigan's Death Penalty Ban & Tulip Time | May 18

1 min; May 18, 2025

Douglass' Visit & Yooper Gold| May 17

1 min; May 17, 2025

Top Gun's Debut & Jordan's Medal| May 16

1 min; May 16, 2025

MSU's Founding & Sophie Kurys' Legacy| May 14

1 min; May 14, 2025

Stevie Wonder's Birth & Motown Legacy| May 13

1 min; May 13, 2025

Detroit Streetcar Workers Unionize, Riot, & Win| May 12

1 min; May 12, 2025

Brewer's Brigadier Promotion & Quimby's Birth| May 11

1 min; May 11, 2025

Eliza Leggett's Underground Railroad & Suffrage| May 9

1 min; May 09, 2025

Mike & Marian Ilitch's Pizza Empire| May 8

1 min; May 08, 2025

Sophie Lyons' Life of Crime & Reform| May 7

1 min; May 07, 2025

Daniel Gerber's Birth & Gerber Baby Food | May 6

1 min; May 06, 2025

Booker T. Washington's Speech & Free Press| May 5

1 min; May 05, 2025

Ernestine Rose's Speech & Harwell's Legacy | May 4

1 min; May 04, 2025

Alpena's Placoderm Fossil & Sugar Ray's Birth | May 3

1 min; May 03, 2025

LBJ's Great Society Speech & McCoy's Invention | May 2

1 min; May 02, 2025

Ford's 40-Hour Workweek Adoption | May 1

1 min; May 01, 2025

Jackson's Endurance Walk & Detroit's First Flight | Apr 30

1 min; April 30, 2025

Michigan-Ohio Border War & Last Oldsmobile | Apr 29

1 min; April 29, 2025

Milo Dakin's Bribery & Tigers' Debut Win | Apr 28

1 min; April 28, 2025

Detroit's Zion Lodge & Steamboat Launch | Apr 27

1 min; April 27, 2025

Kalamazoo Free Lunch & Lincoln's Assassins | Apr 26

1 min; April 26, 2025

Mary T. Lathrap, Prohibition Advocate | Apr 25

1 min; April 25, 2025

First M3 Tank Rolls Out in Detroit | Apr 24

1 min; April 24, 2025

Ford's Gift to Burbank & Moore's Birth | Apr 23

1 min; April 23, 2025

Kalamazoo College & Flint's Lois Holt | Apr 22

1 min; April 22, 2025

Zarichny's Defiance Against Senate | Apr 21

1 min; April 21, 2025

Ty Cobb's Historic Run at Navin Field | Apr 20

1 min; April 20, 2025

Glenn T. Seaborg & Detroit Tigers | Apr 19

1 min; April 19, 2025

Grand River Times' First Issue | Apr 18

1 min; April 18, 2025

St. Joseph Tidal Wave & Al Kaline's Batting Title | Apr 17

1 min; April 17, 2025

Harriet Quimby's Historic Flight & Des Linden's Win | Apr 16

1 min; April 16, 2025

Titanic, Blizzard Game & Whizzer White | Apr 15

1 min; April 15, 2025

Motown Records' Iconic Start | Apr 14

1 min; April 14, 2025

MSU's Nickname Change to Spartans | Apr 13

1 min; April 13, 2025

Lisette Denison's Land & Polio Vaccine | Apr 12

1 min; April 12, 2025

Detroit's 1943 March & Vernor's Birth | Apr 11

1 min; April 11, 2025

Elsa Von Blumen's 1000-Mile Ride in Detroit | Apr 10

1 min; April 10, 2025

Red Wings Farewell and Hughie Cannon's Birth | Apr 9

1 min; April 09, 2025

Lansing Board Endorses Community College | Apr 8

1 min; April 08, 2025

Henry Ford's Passing at Fair Lane | Apr 7

1 min; April 07, 2025

Medal of Honor for George Sidman | Apr 6

1 min; April 06, 2025

Flint Flood & Battle of Manton | Apr 5

1 min; April 05, 2025

Nannette Gardner Votes | Apr 4

1 min; April 04, 2025

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